Urban Art Association

I would trade you a Banksy in a heartbeat for this, the only problem is I don't own one Banksy!!!

But with that said, you know as well as I do that you have one very special piece from D*face there, don't let anyone try and tell you any different...

I personally would be very selective with what I trade this for...

I saw this last time you posted and thought that i one of the best pieces i have seen.
This is better than my signed loverat but a banksy is so hard to come by now that i just can't part with it!
How much are you willing to let it go for?

This is what I was trying to say, definitely worth say a signed love rat, but getting someone to swap not so easy hence the suggestion to sell and then buy (although that's risky as you might not find one)

the bottom has really fallen out of dface, be interested to see what zippy's went for, your best bet is to sell and then use the proceeds...in all honesty can't see anyone swapping an early signed banksy for this

I dont think its fallen out at all, banksy has dropped like all the artists have because those pricks who were making a buck are being f**ked over.

That was proved at the recent nick walker show where the work was s**te but still going for loads.

Like all things these artists get more recognition around their shows and there is one coming up for D in NY next month which will get our U.S cousins buzzing so to be honest, an original like that is probably a good swap for a signed banksy - maybe a donuts / Very Little Helps / trolleys plus £500-£700 cash.

Who cares anyway, stay away from D*face stuff so i can buy more

i think £2k for this piece is around fair

I hear ya. But if this is only worth 2K today...I'm wasting my time here! The valuation was at the peak of things last year, I know....and today the market is crap.....
but I like it way to much to sell for 2K!

Thanks for the advise....

love the d*... looks fantastic...

selling for 2k you would be crazy to do... no one has 5k + to spend at the moment as times still pretty hard but everything goes in cycles and 2-3 years time think you will regret letting it go...

my viewpoint is for me three top uk artists ....

banksy
nick walker
dface

all the above artists had strong fanbases before last year when things got little crazy where as artists that broke through last year not all there fanbase but portion was speculative because everyone was looking for the next banksy / walker etc...

in the worsed economic crisis most of us have been through i still think above artists have held there value pretty well... remember dface pop tart selling at bonhams and everyone was buying his stuff up and that auction went for 4-5k? put the same art piece in auction now would think still go for 4-5k...

business point of view breaking into the american market is probably hardest thing for artist to do but i think his style will be appreciated alot over there and really has a platform to show a strong body of work that will create alot of excitement...

9 months or so working on this show and if being honest would love to see connection in his art pieces to adverts etc over there... always thought as some others have said if his last show was in the states think would have made a great impact....

could be his next show absolutely stinks and gets completely wrong but i think his humor in art pieces and his own unique take on current climate etc will be something that will gain alot of interest over there...

hoping he will spend little more time after the show in the states and does some stuff with shep but maybe wishful thinking...

say keep and enjoy it for its beauty ....s