Yes, MBW is very popular.
The popularity of an Artist is not based on mine or your opinions of their work.

I would tend to believe any show's measure of success is not the single view of one person but a combination of the collective view. The pieces selling is just a part of the collective vote, as long as they are not all bought by one person

A Little from column A.....A little from column B

The cars crashing is pretty good as well. 

Ha ha ok then.

I will agree that all of Dolk's prints with monkeys in seem to be amongst his most popular.

i wonder what dolk looks like

i take it he doesnt ride a bike anymore

Magic Carpet

dont know, i just googled it

Silk never said Dolk was the greatest - just that, and I paraphrase, his revenue generating ability and momentum in prices set him as the only real 'threat' to Banksy. Don't think it'll ever happen personally, but he's one of the few showing signs he could at least get into the same league. I love my 'Toy' but most of his stuff leaves me cold.

maybe its an old photo

Can't believe the success bashing. Without Laz Banksy wouldn't be revered (or half as famous) and without releasing shit loads of prints at a significant discount to market perhaps wouldn't have gained the notoriety that he has.

Lesson in marketing, for anyone watching.

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That's true he does.....I believe his chauffeur's called Pobel!!!

Ill try to be constructive about it as possible even though I am on the opposite end of the world and have no real idea how the show looks as a whole. I will say I dont think this show needs to be seen in person, ill get it into that in a bit.

First what does it matter if someone can afford a piece or not? Regardless of ability to buy or not it should make no difference in their take on the work. Im sure most commenting are dolk print owners and have something vested regardless if they can afford these new price points and canvases.

Second seeing it in person although in most cases is always preferred, but in this case I doubt it would enhance your view of the work. Enough pictures with detail have been posted. When viewing a oil painting like Connar Harrington it is more important to appreciate the work in person, in Dolk's a stencil can only give you so much detail due to the nature of the tool. He does not layer work, he does not create texture with his stencil, he does not mix colors and create effects with his work which could make an argument to see the work in person. He did however create some 3d effects in the canvas by cutting and so forth but the detail pics posted were able to illustrate these aspects. He also did most of the work on canvas vs more installation type of show were there were multiple sculptural elements throughout the exhibition that needed to be seen in person. The installation shots of the sculpture pieces i think sufficed.

Now back the exhibition and this is not knocking dolk as I have stated in previous thread how I felt about his work although after seeing more on this forum it has started to change a bit in the sense I am not as hostile towards his work. As far as prices I dont think that comes into play at all the art is worth what people are willing to pay, and as mentioned earlier MBW being a prime example that price IMO has nothing to do with the worth of this or any show. One of the major problems with our culture is that there are not any authorative voices that can properly give a critique of any contempories in urban art. Those outside critics wont even touch this as they dont have much information to do so. Those within the scene will usually not be subjective enough as they are too close to the subject. So we are left with no real idea of the lasting scope that this show or any show for that matter will have. We have to listen to both sides the negative and the positive with a grain of salt and try to get a decent idea of what both are saying. Both have points as one has more inside knowledge and can argue better for the artist, and the other has less knowledge but can be more critical. I am sure you know what side I lay on.

What I look for is growth in a new body of work and maybe small new ideas that might lead to new series and so forth. I look to see wether the intent was to create work vs creating new work. Not creating new ideas just to create them but to push oneself forward from his resemblance to other stencil artists before him. IMO I dont think Dolk did this in this show. I think he experimented with some new ideas in the Jesus piece and torn canvases held together with wire, but they still smell of a stencil piece on canvas not a relief or sculpture. Compare say Adam Neate who has continually tried to push his aesthetic into new dimensions coming off the canvas. Dolk experiments with leaving the canvas yet he still the execution remains rooted in the original image. I dont think the added touches were enough to sell the idea and create enough depth. As far as the paintings they are all well done stencils in line with what you would expect from the artist. Nothing jumps out at me as being better than the other or past work. I think this was a perfect opportunity for Dolk to seperate himself from Banksy and other stencil artists, I think he failed in seperating himself from the pack so to speak. There is something about selling work that could have gotten involved in the work as when viewing the show it is very sellable. It is packaged nice for a catalog and sales. This is great for collectors who need consistancy and new price points to further their agenda. Me I would hope that after this show and its success he is able to use whatever financial means now available to him and create work that might not be sellable for the next show. To me all work is sellable even when you think you are being progressive but some institutions will cloud your vision and keep you in between the lines so to speak. Even MBW puts on a better show than Dolk IMO and I have no respect for his work but as a artist willing to put it all on the line I respect that aspect of his intent. So thats my take on the show and I look forward to seeing what the artist does next as he clearly has most of your attention and has had it for quite a while now.

Kultur, greatest of respect for you as you know, but I think you are a little off the mark here, my friend.
If someone posts a sales thread for something I dont like, I dont comment.
If someone posts a pic of a recent purchase of theirs, that I dont like, I dont comment.
If someone posts a piece of art that they have created, that I dont like,I dont comment.
But when we are talking about a show, by an established artist, and I am not too impressed by the work, then I think that it is absolutley right for me to comment. It's a forum to discuss art. If that makes me an armchair critic, so be it. But I'm also an armchair art lover and an armchair collector ;-)
I certainly had not made up my mind - I like some of Dolk's older works, I'm just not that impressed by this show. My views will, however, make no difference to the success of this show. That much is clear. But I see no reason why I shouldnt comment.