lots of people wearing tin foil hats in this forum.

Here's to the those that already have

Wasn't David Choe's obama painting hanging there in 2008?

The next artist I sell a piece of work by will be the next one to 'blow up'.

That's what seems to always happen

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I would say Delta. IMO, it's strange it hasen't already blown up. I'm a big fan of him, I own little editions and I wish I will own an original one day. He released a lot of editions that I really like (capsule toys, wood/metal/concrete sculptures, prints, decks, design of vinyl discs, vinyl toys...). His art is very different than Invader art, but they both reminds me a lot things I used to like when I was young.

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I've been a big fan of Saber for a while. He's gone in a very different direction since his flag days and I really like it. It's very abstract in a graffiti way. Plus he's an original tagger and not an artist per se. I think the flag period soured a lot of people on him even though he didn't put out too many of them in volume, he just didn't a bunch of different editions. I mean, Shepard Fairey does more prints in a month (and I really like a lot of his stuff) than Saber did of flags in 2-3 years.

I think there are two different types of Faile collectors.  I really do like the 150 series and think its an excellent entry point for someone who wants to begin collecting.  Those prints still have a feel of being individually created.  150 series is a lot of look for the price.  True, a lot of the newer, larger editions sell for issue price, but that's ok in my mind. 

But... check the prices for happens everyday, faile dogs, and star spangled shadows...prices have risen.  It's no longer a buyer's market for small edition faile prints.  

POSE, absolutely love his art. And his art is still affordable.
Dolk, liked his early work but really not sure about this abstract stuff ..

If we are talking about potential price blow ups in the long term...

Faile - fantastic prints and amazing varied output. When the output eventually slows they will be highly sought after.

Shep - as above

Dolk - looked to be the obvious heir to the banksy print throne. Recent change of direction has seen interest in him dip. However he has some very good stencil work and classic prints releases that are still highly sought after.

However if I were to guess at the most likely artists for an imminent Invader style price explosion it would be one of these two...

Paul Insect or Bast - both fantastic artists with limited print works available

Taking the money aspect out of it - if there was one artist I had to chose who I think deserves to be much bigger on artistic merit alone it would have to be Adam Neate. His works in the flesh are simply amazing and blow me away every time 

That cruise ship decorator Nick Walker.

I thought about lush.. I don't know though. Too much satire and not enough cross over value?

Borondo had all the hallmarks of being big. His London show was amazing. Like Pejac he's mixes mediums and can paint. He has an interesting style. Yet hype didn't stand up and he seems to have fell by the wayside. It comes down to management, investment potential, artistic talent and the whole package.

Another is Adam Neate. A great british painter who really needed to be let off the leash by Elms to give him the freedom to show his work to the world rather than an elite set of loyal collectors. However it doesn't always fall down to being exposed or over exposed in the art business. Eine has lost a bit of his appeal purely on the basis that he has saturated the market with prints that are pretty much a variation of the same theme. Releasing prints every week or couple of months will not help your reputation, as you would come over as being someone who just wants to make cash. Of course artists need to make a living as well and pay bills. But its about striking a balance.

Stik and Phlegm seem to release very rarely and have back stories that add to the appeal of their work. Phlegm prints sell out in seconds, yet he releases a print once every two years etc. His work has great draftsmanship and not derivative like others. Too many artist use the same themes re-worked. Themes that have been said before. These then appear like exploitative cash ins. A drip feed of new work and a style that moves forward without alienating their core collectors is the way forward I think.

People bash Stik on here. However I like his work. His work has the simple Haring appeal but more importantly his work comes from a standpoint of being homeless, of being an the outsider on the street, which informs his stripped down images to reflect those issues. He is still pushing social and political issues. He's becomes big on the basis of these principles and weirdly no ones has copied his style.

Ludo another artist who hails from Paris who has a great appeal, with good images, fantastic paste ups and murals. Like to see him blow up.

To get big as an artist I think you need good management, good artistic skill that is semi original and can develop, but also have a market to aim for, and think about pricing. To define is to limit which makes the art world fascinating as people can do anything artistically. The artworld is a case of suck it and see.