Mr Brainwash Mondrian Charity Print, by adam on Jan 19, 2010 12:05:08 GMT 1, www.mrbrainwash.com/buy/piet.html

Part of sale proceeds go to Haiti but this is really lazy, take a famous Mondrian artwork and splash some paint in the corner.

I don't have time for much of the snobbishness on here towards MBW, although understandable given the Banksy roots of the site. Other than a few Banksy prints I have pitched in for, I buy art based on visual appreciation or liking something a bit different rather than whether its completely original or the artist is a nice bloke.

A lot of MBW is unoriginal but a lot of art is; I think banksy is certainly more creative and skillful (and expensive!) but I am not blinded by him - did not think all that much of trolleys and Nola for example. MBW is often criticized for simply taking an existing image and splashing some paint over it but to me prints like Applause or Morons are no different - take photo, add slogan. I think both of those are great prints though because of their visual attraction and impact.

So I have some MBW prints, some of the earlier stuff eg cans/33rd street/biggie but also Legends, Max spray and the (excellent IMHO) Chaplin one.

Anyway I am rambling - the new MBW is quite appealing visually (esp. the gold/silver which are over-priced) but is too obvious a rip-off and too lazy for my taste.

So not for me this time round - so curious what other MBW fans (or at least neutral observers) think of this one? Replies saying MBW is sh*t are inevitable but of less interest!

www.mrbrainwash.com/buy/piet.html

Part of sale proceeds go to Haiti but this is really lazy, take a famous Mondrian artwork and splash some paint in the corner.

I don't have time for much of the snobbishness on here towards MBW, although understandable given the Banksy roots of the site. Other than a few Banksy prints I have pitched in for, I buy art based on visual appreciation or liking something a bit different rather than whether its completely original or the artist is a nice bloke.

A lot of MBW is unoriginal but a lot of art is; I think banksy is certainly more creative and skillful (and expensive!) but I am not blinded by him - did not think all that much of trolleys and Nola for example. MBW is often criticized for simply taking an existing image and splashing some paint over it but to me prints like Applause or Morons are no different - take photo, add slogan. I think both of those are great prints though because of their visual attraction and impact.

So I have some MBW prints, some of the earlier stuff eg cans/33rd street/biggie but also Legends, Max spray and the (excellent IMHO) Chaplin one.

Anyway I am rambling - the new MBW is quite appealing visually (esp. the gold/silver which are over-priced) but is too obvious a rip-off and too lazy for my taste.

So not for me this time round - so curious what other MBW fans (or at least neutral observers) think of this one? Replies saying MBW is sh*t are inevitable but of less interest!