Urban Art Association

this has to be one of the funniest ones that i have seen yet.

" an amazing example of this artists work - whos name unfortunately I cannot reveal. "

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN

where is the guy who done the wizzy computer thing with the fake neate piece recently? If it was you reading this can you do it again and lay the real one over the fake?

there you go dmf...

looks pretty good to me. the dark on the bottom of it could just be dirt that's been cleaned off? Who knows.

the no ball games sign does look a bit clean thou, but that could just be the lighting.

Um, I'm very wary on this one...

... to my mind, it looks like a very good attempt at a copy.

Whatever it is - real or not - I can not comment.
But what I can comment on is why would someone want to pay 50k for a piece that was meant to be left on the street, has been stolen and comes with no provenance?
Its a 50k piece of concrete. And it will never be anything more.

you tell 'em Zipster

Surely its value is determined by whether it is accepted as genuine or not?

If it is genuine (and if it's not then it is the best copy I have ever seen) - then it will be worth a lot more than the concrete it is made from. Exactly how much I have no idea - but as street pieces go, its a good one.

Banksy is a street artist therefore I think it would be reasonable for some people to think that his street pieces (as opposed to made for sale pieces) are the most "real" examples of the artists work. Pest Control don't authenticate street pieces so if you are of a mind that street pieces are what you want, then you're a bit stuck when it comes to authentication and you have to make a judgement call based on research, knowledge and experience.

The argument that it has no value because"it was meant to be left on the street/stolen" while being an honourable position to take, seems a little naive to me. The art left on the street by the world's most famous street artist is always going to have some value beyond the materials used to create it.

Afroken - I am interested why you came to the conclusion it is copy - even if an "almost impossibly good" one. Would you mind elaborating?

looks real to me!

why's it not worth 50k?

because there is no prov.

3-4k at best.

Someone who is willing to spend 50k is going to be concerned they have rock tight prov to protect their investment.

p.s. the flashy thing is cool.

looks like the real thing to me as well if judged by the computer thing that has been done. But 50k is a joke anyway.

If the "NO BALL GAMES" sign was intact I would have happily written a cheque for the £50k. But the damage has ruined the whole thing for me so there is no way I'm paying more than £14 for it now.

If only they had unscrewed the fastenings instead of ripping them off the wall

thank you bert n graffik, I'm glad somebody appreciates me! Sometimes I just don't know why i bother...chunter...chunter.....