Urban Art Association

Big 4 for me are Banksy, Neate, Parla and Faile/D*Face et el

prices on Ebay will slow down

many will miss out on the next Banksy release

Dface will marry Christina A

it will finally be confirmed that Nick Walker is infact himself.

Hot based on what. You cant be serious in thinking walker and dface are at the top of anything, let a lone a scene. Good for them for makin some dough over the last year or so, but come on bro, you cant be serious. Dorm posters.
Wow man.

Yeah, I would put him in 5th spot but everyone will have different opinions on what they think the top 4/5 is.

Well, my top 4 looks nothing like that... I would replace Nick walker, D-face & Faile with Os gemeos, Neate & Micallef..... (in fact, D-face & Faile wouldn't make my top 10)

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Agree ;D

I guess after Banksy the places of the next five must be changing every few days, depending on Media news, Shows and Auction results.[/quote]

This is the problem with this scene. Comments like this. Maybe for the uneducated buyer, who follows the advice of those with vested interest. You got guys out there doing things that will be remembered as historical in the grand scheme of art as a whole and you are saying some skateboard graphic designers are the leaders in the feild. NUTS.

I suppose it depends what criteria you're using to describe who are big; street work, sales rising? As 'allrounders' I'd say Banksy, Neate, Faile, then either Eine or Dface for the fourth spot.

Swoon - its her year and I love her work, she has a show in September, she is also a proven and reputable talent

Bonhams will show again the niave buyers

Top 4? Are you saying top 4 from a financial/investment perspective or artist that define and lead the way, if the latter, then I would say that there are about 15 of these people, to include Blek, Insect, Invader, Micallef, Harrington, Denning, Neate, Bast, Fairey, Choe, Swoon

these to me are the top urban artist, who are leading the way and have an established pedigree, of course I see other artists making it big over the next 1-2 years

Banksy, Faile, Neate & Parla.

Pan out - Banksy / POW will continue to surprise with the direction they take and the shows that they do.
Another artists will see one big auction result off the back of either the urban auction in June or the one's in October and create a sh*tstorm about their work (as for who no idea)
A longer term career artist will begin to get more critical aclaim, and gradually fall into the more mainstream (someone here such as Eine / Insect)
Street art will continue to appear on the street

I never used to get Neate and wouldn't have put him in my top four if this had been six months ago, but now, since seeing his stuff in in the flesh, he's gone way up in my estimation. I just wish I'd realised before I was priced out of his work.

Admittedly I was going by personal preference, I just can't get my head round the attraction of Walker & D-face & I wouldn't piss on a Faile print or original if it was on fire (even if I really really needed a piss!)

I think EINE is gonna be this years surprise package! By the time of the next Ghetto I think he's gonna be in the top five for sure.

There are loads of Legends out there. But if we are going by established artists who have a healthy secondary market then I'd say English does not make the list.

If he is your favorite artist then thats cool. I like him too. But buy English for the love, and he don't come cheap

Yeah, I think he could be really big if he makes the right moves Would like to see some good sized reasonable priced runs from him and I think that would help concrete his place near the top.