You seem to be attacking me as part of some sort of forum "clique" I wonder why?

  My opinion is my opinion, take it or leave it, I don't care.

Most people have a social conscience and in todays society one cannot survive without being business minded too.

  How do you know what anyones agenda is or what they think without being a very close friend of theirs.

Yep, better to assume the worst until proved wrong.

Never trust a fart.

Nope. Trust and fart and a shart is in your future.

The "Why people like BANKSY?" thread should include a bit of the critical analysis of his art that is readily available.

From the NY Times / Dec 23, 2015 / Bristol:
"My eyes searched higher until they reached Banksy’s famous 1997 mural “Mild Mild West.” Recognized as Banksy’s earliest large work, the image depicted a stuffed animal akin to Snuggle, the fabric softener bear, poised to hurl a Molotov cocktail at three riot police officers. The work had all the ingredients of a classic Banksy: political jest, irony and deliciously dark humor. I felt as if I were seeing the street art equivalent of my first Picasso. Recently, Banksy has focused on the immigration crisis, with his work cropping up in a refugee camp known as “The Jungle” in Calais, France. In Bristol, Banksy has only a few works of street art but his influence is outsize, inspiring a movement that can be seen amid the broken patches of the urban landscape.

Banksy grew up in Bristol and first emerged there as a freehand graffiti artist during the early 1990s, following the path paved by 3D (Mr. Del Naja) and other pioneering street artists like Inkie and Nick Walker. With a flair for stenciled designs, wit and anti-establishment commentary, Banksy immediately stood out. A wide audience could relate to his art, and by the 2000s his silk-screen prints and stencil paintings were selling for up to 500,000 pounds, or about $740,000, at Sotheby’s in London. Street art had entered the mainstream art world. Many people with a dearth of art appreciation had finally found something that resonated with them, as Banksy challenged not only their definition of graffiti, but of art in its entirety.
His successful art auction sales boosted the reputation of street art while creating a brand-new market for the genre.

In 2008, the residents of Bristol voted on whether the City Council should remove a Banksy stencil depicting a naked man hanging from a window ledge by his fingertips. After 97 percent of voters chose to preserve the work, it was clear that Bristol’s street art had had a huge impact on its residents, many of whom were clearly tickled by the artist’s humorous, anti-establishment commentary. It wasn’t long before city officials began to support the street art movement."

Bit more than hype.


Stik?  Personally I see talent and nuance in those figures (although not my cup of PG Tips).  But the "Next Banksy?" remark seems to be from the Daily Mail circa 2013 and no place else - kinda like us Americans forced to wonder who might be the next Dylan for years (turned out to be no one).

Marquis Lewis seems to have a solid art career providing him a quality living.  

?, it was a Saatchi ad campaign.

Just be like my kitty OSCAR and find your zen place. Then enjoy the art you own! Don't be bothered by the rest.
(OSCAR likes Inti.)


Or else....

 
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so sadistic 

ladies and gentlemen



Stik is OK

  AP is OK

Fake is OK, etc.

and children from Africa also are OK

but people are not good
...
Art is Power! 

This ^

I see you've decided not to bother making any sensible response. But hey, your research and theorising is clearly just biased by your own issues.