Urban Art Association

A fake I take it?

not a fake, but a street piece carefully peeled off the wall and stuck on a piece of paper and now for sale on ebay ! Hope that person doesn't say he or she likes street art !


this is what he writes on the ebay page :
"ALL GRAFFITI PIECES SOLD BY GRAFFITI-RECLAMATION ARE BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS AND COME STRAIGHT FROM THE WALLS OF THE STREETS. ALL PIECES ARE CAREFULLY REMOUNTED TO SAVE THEM FROM BEING DESTROYED BY LOCAL COUNCILS OR VANDALS."

ridiculous !

That sucks. I'm surprised they managed to peel it off, I'd have thought it'd rip.

why dont you buy it and burn it

at the same time, I don't think there's any copyright or fake issue here : once pasted up on the street, the piece doesn't belong to me any longer...

Yeah, you don't have a legal leg to stand on. Don't forget, what YOU do is illegal. They call it vandalism on this side of the pond.

It's just my opinion but I don't think that any true street art fan would a)Peel a piece meant for the enjoyment of everyone off of a wall.b) Sell it or c) buy it.........This is pure greed and people buying this sort of thing just encourage it.Sure,it can be said that the artist no longer owns this piece but I would never have a street piece on my wall knowing that the artist is so strongly against it..Respect to Jef for his stand on this...I actually think you should buy it Jef and pick it up in person.

well...i think its better than it getting paitned over, if someone gets an origianal they are really happy with out of it- its only a good thing

H

I'll never understand why people do this. Such a shame.

Andrew

don't get me wrong : a street piece DOES change with time, of course. It can be buffed, torn, ripped, painted over, weathered and altered by wind, rain and sun... It can even be destroyed or cleaned off only a few hours after you've painted or pasted it : I have no problem with that, on the contrary, I like the way those pieces live their life. I enjoy that natural progression.
peeling a piece off a wall to make money isn't natural progression at all !
I believe someone who does such a thing can never pretend he likes street art. As for the usual argument : "you should be happy and take it as a compliment, etc..." No way !

For me if it was ramped up on the street thats where it should stay. Would it not be better for us all to put ridiculas high bids in. Then at the end he will receive a very large end of sale fee.

"ALL GRAFFITI PIECES SOLD BY GRAFFITI-RECLAMATION ARE BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS AND COME STRAIGHT FROM THE WALLS OF THE STREETS. ALL PIECES ARE CAREFULLY REMOUNTED TO SAVE THEM FROM BEING DESTROYED BY LOCAL COUNCILS OR VANDALS."



Really doesn't give the impression he cares to much for leaving street art in the street. More like a cheeky scheister who'd fo anything for an easy buck! Pleanty of those on here too! In fact he's probably a member!

He'll probably state in his listing that he's made contact with the artist which endorses this piece as genuine ;D

But, yeh, would be cool if he put it back where it belongs.

His name is actually Dicey and his phone number is 07535670581 he would love you to call him anytime of the day or night, honest.

Also his email address is editor@thecreativetimes.co.uk and his "real name" is Bird.

Collectors should note that when artists put work on the street we do so with the expectation that it wont last very long. With this in mind we use cheap, bad quality materials which have short life expectancies. Newsprint paper for instance will become yellow and brittle within weeks or months.

However, when we prepare work for gallery exhibition or sale, we do so using archival materials and acid free supports which are expected to be stable for decades or even centuries.

Because of this, "reclaimed work" is not a cheap way to collect art. Its a waste of money.