curiousgeorge
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by curiousgeorge on Sept 11, 2008 18:47:10 GMT 1, Have to say Vermin have put up a decent 'for' arguement.
Cue angry mobs saying street art is for the streets, history of street art says otherwise though
Have to say Vermin have put up a decent 'for' arguement.
Cue angry mobs saying street art is for the streets, history of street art says otherwise though
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by sham69 on Sept 11, 2008 18:51:35 GMT 1, That vermin outfit certainly puts a rat among the pigeons.
That vermin outfit certainly puts a rat among the pigeons.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by anorak on Sept 11, 2008 19:10:53 GMT 1, where's the statement from a little bird gone? 'CuriousGeorge' I suggest you get curious about 'Droit Morale' before you assert that Vermin have an argument for authenticating the work of a living artist...
where's the statement from a little bird gone? 'CuriousGeorge' I suggest you get curious about 'Droit Morale' before you assert that Vermin have an argument for authenticating the work of a living artist...
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by sahoria on Sept 11, 2008 19:12:55 GMT 1, Also to anyone that is tempted to buy from ebay if they read this statement they can say to the seller they will check with pest control and hopefully will stop us seeing so much cxxp on the bay... my understanding was they wont authenticate street pieces but can say it isnt real if asked...s
Also to anyone that is tempted to buy from ebay if they read this statement they can say to the seller they will check with pest control and hopefully will stop us seeing so much cxxp on the bay... my understanding was they wont authenticate street pieces but can say it isnt real if asked...s
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by graeme501 on Sept 11, 2008 19:40:22 GMT 1, what would happen if u sent a legitimate street piece to pest control now? obviously they would't authenticate it, but they couldn't say it was fake either, so anything other than a email saying its fake means its legit
what would happen if u sent a legitimate street piece to pest control now? obviously they would't authenticate it, but they couldn't say it was fake either, so anything other than a email saying its fake means its legit
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curiousgeorge
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by curiousgeorge on Sept 11, 2008 19:42:26 GMT 1, where's the statement from a little bird gone? 'CuriousGeorge' I suggest you get curious about 'Droit Morale' before you assert that Vermin have an argument for authenticating the work of a living artist...
Moral rights on illegal street art? Even for you, you must admit that's one hell of an interesting juxtaposition?
My point was that considering many people would have the public believe Vermin are infact the devil incarnate, that they actually presented a fair argument for what they are doing
On the other side of the coin, how many of the 137 prints (so far) have origins that can be traced back to original source? I remember 3 statements last year from POW regarding ex-employees and dodgy prints, each statement contradicted the previous one
where's the statement from a little bird gone? 'CuriousGeorge' I suggest you get curious about 'Droit Morale' before you assert that Vermin have an argument for authenticating the work of a living artist... Moral rights on illegal street art? Even for you, you must admit that's one hell of an interesting juxtaposition? My point was that considering many people would have the public believe Vermin are infact the devil incarnate, that they actually presented a fair argument for what they are doing On the other side of the coin, how many of the 137 prints (so far) have origins that can be traced back to original source? I remember 3 statements last year from POW regarding ex-employees and dodgy prints, each statement contradicted the previous one
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anorak
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by anorak on Sept 11, 2008 19:54:22 GMT 1, For those who don't know - A definition of Droit Morale is: "An artist's moral right to be identified as the creator of a work (Attribution), the right to decide when and where to publish the work (Disclosure), the right to withdraw a work from circulation (Withdrawal), and the right to preserve the integrity of the work (Integrity)." The work being 'illegal' has no relevance on the fact that any living artist has the right to withdraw a work from circulation and to assign an official body to authenticate work. (you don't know me George).
For those who don't know - A definition of Droit Morale is: "An artist's moral right to be identified as the creator of a work (Attribution), the right to decide when and where to publish the work (Disclosure), the right to withdraw a work from circulation (Withdrawal), and the right to preserve the integrity of the work (Integrity)." The work being 'illegal' has no relevance on the fact that any living artist has the right to withdraw a work from circulation and to assign an official body to authenticate work. (you don't know me George).
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stickee
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by stickee on Sept 11, 2008 19:56:20 GMT 1, 89 street pieces and 137 screen prints seems like a very high number to me and no figures on how many they have confirmed to be genuine....who's to say that this is not just scaremongering to get ยฃ50 off you guys? no mention of any fake stencilled canvases either (which I would of assumed would of been the number one fake as most people can make a stencilled canvas where as a screenprint is a bit more specialised
89 street pieces and 137 screen prints seems like a very high number to me and no figures on how many they have confirmed to be genuine....who's to say that this is not just scaremongering to get ยฃ50 off you guys? no mention of any fake stencilled canvases either (which I would of assumed would of been the number one fake as most people can make a stencilled canvas where as a screenprint is a bit more specialised
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by onemandown72 on Sept 11, 2008 20:24:52 GMT 1, For those who don't know - A definition of Droit Morale is: "An artist's moral right to be identified as the creator of a work (Attribution), the right to decide when and where to publish the work (Disclosure), the right to withdraw a work from circulation (Withdrawal), and the right to preserve the integrity of the work (Integrity)." The work being 'illegal' has no relevance on the fact that any living artist has the right to withdraw a work from circulation and to assign an official body to authenticate work. (you don't know me George).
I've just had an interesting (and rather frustrating) conflict of interest that centred around above, with another artist (not Banksy). For me the difficulty comes when the situation is in the context of installation work, that is done on private property and cannot ever be considered street pieces. As a result never for the public to see, this for me has the same resonance and relavance as any other work that the artist exectues. Also within the context of street artists it is madness for their to be no authenticated "street"work in collections of street artists, otherwise you only have half the picture. I also feel that whilst it is wrong to remove work from the street, if you own the building / door / wall that the artist decided to work on, they then have a responsibilty to subsequantly authenticate said work for that owner, should they want to sell. To deny knowledge after defacing something (however beautifully) is done completly at the expense of the person who'se property it is on. Whilst most on here would welcome Banksy to come and work on their home, would you welcome every street artist? I know I wouldn't - I feel that there is an inherant hypocracy of wanting to elicit an emotional reaction and then refuse to take responsibilty for it. I understand that artists do not want to get arrested, but I am more talking about work done in private that at a later point is denied (I think this may have happened with the Blur album wall, but could be wrong). Is this down to the artists? Or is this down to primary galleries advising their artists? I feel it's a bit of both.
For those who don't know - A definition of Droit Morale is: "An artist's moral right to be identified as the creator of a work (Attribution), the right to decide when and where to publish the work (Disclosure), the right to withdraw a work from circulation (Withdrawal), and the right to preserve the integrity of the work (Integrity)." The work being 'illegal' has no relevance on the fact that any living artist has the right to withdraw a work from circulation and to assign an official body to authenticate work. (you don't know me George). I've just had an interesting (and rather frustrating) conflict of interest that centred around above, with another artist (not Banksy). For me the difficulty comes when the situation is in the context of installation work, that is done on private property and cannot ever be considered street pieces. As a result never for the public to see, this for me has the same resonance and relavance as any other work that the artist exectues. Also within the context of street artists it is madness for their to be no authenticated "street"work in collections of street artists, otherwise you only have half the picture. I also feel that whilst it is wrong to remove work from the street, if you own the building / door / wall that the artist decided to work on, they then have a responsibilty to subsequantly authenticate said work for that owner, should they want to sell. To deny knowledge after defacing something (however beautifully) is done completly at the expense of the person who'se property it is on. Whilst most on here would welcome Banksy to come and work on their home, would you welcome every street artist? I know I wouldn't - I feel that there is an inherant hypocracy of wanting to elicit an emotional reaction and then refuse to take responsibilty for it. I understand that artists do not want to get arrested, but I am more talking about work done in private that at a later point is denied (I think this may have happened with the Blur album wall, but could be wrong). Is this down to the artists? Or is this down to primary galleries advising their artists? I feel it's a bit of both.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by savilerogue on Sept 11, 2008 20:46:25 GMT 1, what would happen if u sent a legitimate street piece to pest control now? obviously they would't authenticate it, but they couldn't say it was fake either, so anything other than a email saying its fake means its legit
I don't think that's the way they operate. Pest Control will send a standard response to the person asking for an authentication request for a street piece saying something along the lines of 'We do not authenticate street pieces'. Then Pest Control will keep a log of obvious fakes for their own record-keeping purposes, without giving any further information to the owner.
what would happen if u sent a legitimate street piece to pest control now? obviously they would't authenticate it, but they couldn't say it was fake either, so anything other than a email saying its fake means its legit I don't think that's the way they operate. Pest Control will send a standard response to the person asking for an authentication request for a street piece saying something along the lines of 'We do not authenticate street pieces'. Then Pest Control will keep a log of obvious fakes for their own record-keeping purposes, without giving any further information to the owner.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by junkieart on Sept 11, 2008 20:54:24 GMT 1, It annoys me that they charge ยฃ50 for each print, I personally have 5 prints brought from source some worth more than others. I have email conformation from Dora on all the pieces why should I pay ยฃ250 if I wish to sell them (hopefully I won't)? Also I just purchased the penny print from POW and still they don't do COA!! Why?? BRP do this well and they won't need to set up a PC for Nick etc. Why won't POW do this now?? Its not that hard!
It annoys me that they charge ยฃ50 for each print, I personally have 5 prints brought from source some worth more than others. I have email conformation from Dora on all the pieces why should I pay ยฃ250 if I wish to sell them (hopefully I won't)? Also I just purchased the penny print from POW and still they don't do COA!! Why?? BRP do this well and they won't need to set up a PC for Nick etc. Why won't POW do this now?? Its not that hard!
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stickee
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by stickee on Sept 11, 2008 21:13:03 GMT 1, 89 street pieces and 137 screen prints seems like a very high number to me and no figures on how many they have confirmed to be genuine....who's to say that this is not just scaremongering to get ยฃ50 off you guys? no mention of any fake stencilled canvases either (which I would of assumed would of been the number one fake as most people can make a stencilled canvas where as a screenprint is a bit more specialised Well f uck my old boots, Banksy 'scaremongering' to get people to give him ยฃ50? Just when I thought I'd heard it all...
Did I say they were scaremongering? ...no I put across the point of a devil's advocate and when did I mention Banksy? I didnt I said pest control. I just find it strange that there is no mention of sucessful validation figures for people to compare it to, for example "we have found 137 screenprints fake but 1000 genuine prints"
89 street pieces and 137 screen prints seems like a very high number to me and no figures on how many they have confirmed to be genuine....who's to say that this is not just scaremongering to get ยฃ50 off you guys? no mention of any fake stencilled canvases either (which I would of assumed would of been the number one fake as most people can make a stencilled canvas where as a screenprint is a bit more specialised Well f uck my old boots, Banksy 'scaremongering' to get people to give him ยฃ50? Just when I thought I'd heard it all... Did I say they were scaremongering? ...no I put across the point of a devil's advocate and when did I mention Banksy? I didnt I said pest control. I just find it strange that there is no mention of sucessful validation figures for people to compare it to, for example "we have found 137 screenprints fake but 1000 genuine prints"
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by slacker on Sept 11, 2008 22:10:42 GMT 1, how many on here have submitted print details to pest control and found out that the print was fake?
i would have expected there to be a decent proportion of the 137 on here. i know that there have been people on here who have discovered their prints were fake but i haven't noticed anybody saying that it was discovered while the prints were being authenticated by pest control.
is there anything to stop the person offloading on here in that situation? is that why there haven't been any/many examples?
how many on here have submitted print details to pest control and found out that the print was fake?
i would have expected there to be a decent proportion of the 137 on here. i know that there have been people on here who have discovered their prints were fake but i haven't noticed anybody saying that it was discovered while the prints were being authenticated by pest control.
is there anything to stop the person offloading on here in that situation? is that why there haven't been any/many examples?
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by bert on Sept 11, 2008 22:12:34 GMT 1, 137 fake screen prints! That is a lot...
137 fake screen prints! That is a lot...
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by aginghippie on Sept 11, 2008 22:13:32 GMT 1, My point was that considering many people would have the public believe Vermin are in fact the devil incarnate, that they actually presented a fair argument for what they are doing It's a free market and if Vermin can find mugs to buy their verification more power to them, but you have to be an idiot to buy a Vermin verified work. Unless it has rock hard provenance (the artist has acknowledged production of the work) you are going to have real problems if you ever try and sell it. If you just like the piece and never intend to sell it then the authentication is irrelevant anyway.
My point was that considering many people would have the public believe Vermin are in fact the devil incarnate, that they actually presented a fair argument for what they are doing It's a free market and if Vermin can find mugs to buy their verification more power to them, but you have to be an idiot to buy a Vermin verified work. Unless it has rock hard provenance (the artist has acknowledged production of the work) you are going to have real problems if you ever try and sell it. If you just like the piece and never intend to sell it then the authentication is irrelevant anyway.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by graeme501 on Sept 11, 2008 22:23:49 GMT 1, as long as all the pieces that get the vermin COA are rock solid proven to be authentic via photo's, being very well known, the people selling, then there will be people that are interested in these works, the problem will arise if vermin authenticate a piece that is then proven to be a fake, then all their COA's will be worthless
as long as all the pieces that get the vermin COA are rock solid proven to be authentic via photo's, being very well known, the people selling, then there will be people that are interested in these works, the problem will arise if vermin authenticate a piece that is then proven to be a fake, then all their COA's will be worthless
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by Dr Bastard on Sept 11, 2008 22:37:11 GMT 1, I've emailed pest control a couple times. Exerts from the emails are below.
I did notice that they items from ebay I sent them got shill bid up to ridiculous prices. I figured they did this themselves to annoy the seller. I now know not to bother them with street pieces or anti war signs, they will not authenticate at all.
Hello, Thank you for your authentication request. None of the pieces in the images provided would receive a Letter of Authentication. The top four are not by the artist Banksy. They will be registered as fake. The 'Wrong War' piece cannot be submitted for authentication because it was not made with the intention to sell as a work of art. It was made for an anti-war protest. Further to this there are a number of fakes in circulation and it can not be verified without bringing it in.
Thank you for submitting your authentication request. There are a huge number of fake street pieces in circulation and the piece would need to be looked at 'in the flesh' to verify it being genuine. However pieces taken from the street are not considered works of art, the artist believes they should remain in their context and they were not created with the intention to commercially sell. Therefore street pieces are not granted authentication for sale. Kind regards Pest Control
I've emailed pest control a couple times. Exerts from the emails are below.
I did notice that they items from ebay I sent them got shill bid up to ridiculous prices. I figured they did this themselves to annoy the seller. I now know not to bother them with street pieces or anti war signs, they will not authenticate at all.
Hello, Thank you for your authentication request. None of the pieces in the images provided would receive a Letter of Authentication. The top four are not by the artist Banksy. They will be registered as fake. The 'Wrong War' piece cannot be submitted for authentication because it was not made with the intention to sell as a work of art. It was made for an anti-war protest. Further to this there are a number of fakes in circulation and it can not be verified without bringing it in.
Thank you for submitting your authentication request. There are a huge number of fake street pieces in circulation and the piece would need to be looked at 'in the flesh' to verify it being genuine. However pieces taken from the street are not considered works of art, the artist believes they should remain in their context and they were not created with the intention to commercially sell. Therefore street pieces are not granted authentication for sale. Kind regards Pest Control
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by icky on Sept 11, 2008 22:51:17 GMT 1, I wonder what they do with fake prints that are in their hands. Is it legal for them to destroy them?
I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the conditions if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that.
I wonder what they do with fake prints that are in their hands. Is it legal for them to destroy them?
I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the conditions if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by paulypaul on Sept 11, 2008 22:53:10 GMT 1, I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the rules if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that.
That's absolutley right.
I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the rules if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that. That's absolutley right.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by icky on Sept 11, 2008 22:57:52 GMT 1, I hope PC does/will do something similar.
I hope PC does/will do something similar.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by Harveyn on Sept 11, 2008 23:01:09 GMT 1, Is it not also true in the case of the body that authenticates Warhol's works that they have not authenticated pieces worth many millions that were previously authenticated by the body previously responsible for doing so. Controversially its allegedly rumored they have a vested interest due to the extent of their own collection of Warhol pieces.
Is it not also true in the case of the body that authenticates Warhol's works that they have not authenticated pieces worth many millions that were previously authenticated by the body previously responsible for doing so. Controversially its allegedly rumored they have a vested interest due to the extent of their own collection of Warhol pieces.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by slacker on Sept 12, 2008 0:06:05 GMT 1, I hope PC does/will do something similar.
i'm sure somebody (a gallery?) was selling a banksy print on here a while ago which he had bought but it turned out to be a fake.
he had it checked by pow (i think) and they agreed to return it as long as they could use a hole punch on it to signify that it was a fake. he was trying to recoup some of the costs by selling it as a fake but ebay kept removing the listing i seem to recall.
that was a print which was taken in for them to check. i can't see what could be done with one which was submitted for authentication via some details/pictures ala pest control.
I hope PC does/will do something similar. i'm sure somebody (a gallery?) was selling a banksy print on here a while ago which he had bought but it turned out to be a fake. he had it checked by pow (i think) and they agreed to return it as long as they could use a hole punch on it to signify that it was a fake. he was trying to recoup some of the costs by selling it as a fake but ebay kept removing the listing i seem to recall. that was a print which was taken in for them to check. i can't see what could be done with one which was submitted for authentication via some details/pictures ala pest control.
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by top on Sept 12, 2008 0:20:51 GMT 1, Anyone else remember the thread featuring a large collection of hi-res Banksy prints available here to be copied?
Anyone else remember the thread featuring a large collection of hi-res Banksy prints available here to be copied?
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by cashman on Sept 12, 2008 0:24:48 GMT 1, I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the rules if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that. That's absolutley right.
yep, right the middle of the piece apparently
I think the Warhol authentication board mark prints not approved by them with a stamp. And that it's one of the rules if they are to take one in for consideration that they may do that. That's absolutley right. yep, right the middle of the piece apparently
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by stickee on Sept 12, 2008 0:42:25 GMT 1, yep, right the middle of the piece apparently
It would waXology - it's right in the bottom right-hand corner - so a small mat would do the trick
yep, right the middle of the piece apparently It would waXology - it's right in the bottom right-hand corner - so a small mat would do the trick
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by nattymatt on Sept 12, 2008 1:00:19 GMT 1, Here is what PC sent to me after i asked for a BANKSY stencil to be authenticated.
Thank you for contacting us again regarding the stencil you have. As explained by Holly this item cannot receive a Certificate of Authentication for sale. Pest Control was set up by the artist Banksy to provide an authentication service for his works of art. The item you have is neither a work of art nor can it be verified as being genuine. In addition to this there are a number of fake stencils in circulation.
While we cannot prevent you from selling this item, we must reiterate, to sell this item to be by the artist Banksy, with it also being denied Pest Control Authentication, is considered 'passing off' and the item has been catalogued as such.
Kind regards
Pest Control Office
They don't say that it is fake but thet will not say its real....this is rather annoying as i know its real due to where and how i obtained it. Where do we go from here? DNA sample?
it relates back to the earlier comment by "onemandown72 I've just had an interesting (and rather frustrating) conflict of interest that centred around above, with another artist (not Banksy). For me the difficulty comes when the situation is in the context of installation work, that is done on private property and cannot ever be considered street pieces. As a result never for the public to see, this for me has the same resonance and relavance as any other work that the artist exectues. Also within the context of street artists it is madness for their to be no authenticated "street"work in collections of street artists, otherwise you only have half the picture. I also feel that whilst it is wrong to remove work from the street, if you own the building / door / wall that the artist decided to work on, they then have a responsibilty to subsequantly authenticate said work for that owner, should they want to sell. To deny knowledge after defacing something (however beautifully) is done completly at the expense of the person who'se property it is on. Whilst most on here would welcome Banksy to come and work on their home, would you welcome every street artist? I know I wouldn't - I feel that there is an inherant hypocracy of wanting to elicit an emotional reaction and then refuse to take responsibilty for it. I understand that artists do not want to get arrested, but I am more talking about work done in private that at a later point is denied (I think this may have happened with the Blur album wall, but could be wrong). Is this down to the artists? Or is this down to primary galleries advising their artists? I feel it's a bit of both.
While i fully appreciate what PC are for and true, it is not a piece of art...who are they to say that this is not real!!!! and that as THEY have refused a certificate of authenticity for it it has been classed as such.
Here is what PC sent to me after i asked for a BANKSY stencil to be authenticated.
Thank you for contacting us again regarding the stencil you have. As explained by Holly this item cannot receive a Certificate of Authentication for sale. Pest Control was set up by the artist Banksy to provide an authentication service for his works of art. The item you have is neither a work of art nor can it be verified as being genuine. In addition to this there are a number of fake stencils in circulation.
While we cannot prevent you from selling this item, we must reiterate, to sell this item to be by the artist Banksy, with it also being denied Pest Control Authentication, is considered 'passing off' and the item has been catalogued as such.
Kind regards
Pest Control Office
They don't say that it is fake but thet will not say its real....this is rather annoying as i know its real due to where and how i obtained it. Where do we go from here? DNA sample?
it relates back to the earlier comment by "onemandown72 I've just had an interesting (and rather frustrating) conflict of interest that centred around above, with another artist (not Banksy). For me the difficulty comes when the situation is in the context of installation work, that is done on private property and cannot ever be considered street pieces. As a result never for the public to see, this for me has the same resonance and relavance as any other work that the artist exectues. Also within the context of street artists it is madness for their to be no authenticated "street"work in collections of street artists, otherwise you only have half the picture. I also feel that whilst it is wrong to remove work from the street, if you own the building / door / wall that the artist decided to work on, they then have a responsibilty to subsequantly authenticate said work for that owner, should they want to sell. To deny knowledge after defacing something (however beautifully) is done completly at the expense of the person who'se property it is on. Whilst most on here would welcome Banksy to come and work on their home, would you welcome every street artist? I know I wouldn't - I feel that there is an inherant hypocracy of wanting to elicit an emotional reaction and then refuse to take responsibilty for it. I understand that artists do not want to get arrested, but I am more talking about work done in private that at a later point is denied (I think this may have happened with the Blur album wall, but could be wrong). Is this down to the artists? Or is this down to primary galleries advising their artists? I feel it's a bit of both.
While i fully appreciate what PC are for and true, it is not a piece of art...who are they to say that this is not real!!!! and that as THEY have refused a certificate of authenticity for it it has been classed as such.
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retardthebear
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September 2006
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by retardthebear on Sept 12, 2008 2:12:23 GMT 1, When I took a Banksy to POW for Authentication I signed a piece of paper (POW kept a copy) saying if it was fake they would mark the print as fake and log it on their database as such. My reaction!? *pharp*
When I took a Banksy to POW for Authentication I signed a piece of paper (POW kept a copy) saying if it was fake they would mark the print as fake and log it on their database as such. My reaction!? *pharp*
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hitme
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December 2007
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by hitme on Sept 12, 2008 3:21:58 GMT 1, I just want to confirm something - POW and Pest Control are the same entity, right?
i.e. if I have a print authenticated, does it matter if I do so at POW's website or Pest Control's website? the fields where you enter information looks the same, but could someone please clarify? thanks!
I just want to confirm something - POW and Pest Control are the same entity, right?
i.e. if I have a print authenticated, does it matter if I do so at POW's website or Pest Control's website? the fields where you enter information looks the same, but could someone please clarify? thanks!
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DYL4N
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January 2008
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Pest Control COA โข Banksy Print Authentication, by DYL4N on Sept 12, 2008 8:49:26 GMT 1, Mate I believe PC and POW are the same when it comes to authentication ie PC authenticate the canvases POW authenticate the prints for PC
correct
Mate I believe PC and POW are the same when it comes to authentication ie PC authenticate the canvases POW authenticate the prints for PC correct
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