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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Nov 1, 2019 13:53:35 GMT 1, What are the odds that none of us win? Pretty high I suspect. We be waiting like fools! FOOLS!!!
What are the odds that none of us win? Pretty high I suspect. We be waiting like fools! FOOLS!!!
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 31, 2019 13:34:52 GMT 1, No love for the soft toys? They are exquisite.
No love for the soft toys? They are exquisite.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 31, 2019 9:20:23 GMT 1, in a museum - it would be on the floor. with ropes around it. or on a pedestal. I'm thinking a slightly tilted acrylic box - so not too much pressure on the bottom. like a orchestra musical sheet stand, almost vertical... maybe.. pricey...
in a museum - it would be on the floor. with ropes around it. or on a pedestal. I'm thinking a slightly tilted acrylic box - so not too much pressure on the bottom. like a orchestra musical sheet stand, almost vertical... maybe.. pricey...
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 29, 2019 15:53:36 GMT 1, I think the software removed the duplicates: blacklisted emails, IP address emails and answers to does art matter. Leaving maybe 2 to 3000 day to skim through. All shortlisted goes into round 2 be judged by the Jedi council of ape people.
I think the software removed the duplicates: blacklisted emails, IP address emails and answers to does art matter. Leaving maybe 2 to 3000 day to skim through. All shortlisted goes into round 2 be judged by the Jedi council of ape people.
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 29, 2019 7:59:39 GMT 1, let the checking and re-checking begin!
let the checking and re-checking begin!
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For Sale. IAN FRANCIS 2007 Mint condition edition25/50, by Gentle Mental on Oct 28, 2019 4:30:26 GMT 1, Beautiful! What’s Ian up to ? He should be up there with the best of them. Miss him.
And good luck with the sales.
Beautiful! What’s Ian up to ? He should be up there with the best of them. Miss him.
And good luck with the sales.
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For Sale. IAN FRANCIS 2007 Mint condition edition25/50, by Gentle Mental on Oct 28, 2019 4:29:59 GMT 1, Beautiful! What’s Ian up to ? He should be up there with the best of them. Miss him.
And good luck with the sales.
Beautiful! What’s Ian up to ? He should be up there with the best of them. Miss him.
And good luck with the sales.
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 27, 2019 8:43:58 GMT 1, BasquiAt has the best odds. Low Ed items need to be have 100 or less application to beat that odds. At 300k entries. Even if half of it goes to basquait, it would still has the best odds. I think... Math folks - do advise ?
BasquiAt has the best odds. Low Ed items need to be have 100 or less application to beat that odds. At 300k entries. Even if half of it goes to basquait, it would still has the best odds. I think... Math folks - do advise ?
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 25, 2019 4:19:36 GMT 1, was planning to go to my framer to get an old piece framed - but decided to hold back - and do it after my Thrower arrives - that'll save me one trip.
delusional...
was planning to go to my framer to get an old piece framed - but decided to hold back - and do it after my Thrower arrives - that'll save me one trip.
delusional...
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KAWS BEARBRICK 400% ORIGINALFAKE VERSIÓN 2006, by Gentle Mental on Oct 24, 2019 17:49:06 GMT 1, Probably what the original poster wants for his 400%!!
Was hoping 600% more!
Haha. Joking. Didn’t realise prices have soared this high. Where would be the best site to find out the latest prices for Kaws vinyls? Thank you everyone and GLWS!
Probably what the original poster wants for his 400%!! Was hoping 600% more! Haha. Joking. Didn’t realise prices have soared this high. Where would be the best site to find out the latest prices for Kaws vinyls? Thank you everyone and GLWS!
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KAWS BEARBRICK 400% ORIGINALFAKE VERSIÓN 2006, by Gentle Mental on Oct 24, 2019 15:09:48 GMT 1, sorry - i haven't been following these toys for a while... Woah - that's a tidy asking price! Out of curiosity - how much would my grey 1000% bearbrick fetch? I have the box and all - but been out on display.
sorry - i haven't been following these toys for a while... Woah - that's a tidy asking price! Out of curiosity - how much would my grey 1000% bearbrick fetch? I have the box and all - but been out on display.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 23, 2019 17:44:32 GMT 1,
Comparatively, aesthetically, Banksy’s Mat is the uglier mat.
The straps buckle and the bright orange stitching that clashes with the dark boring background. Too stark, primitive and crude.
He wasn’t out to make an attractive rug.
He was out to make a powerful statement.
Unlike the other mats on the site. - elegant, no traces of its past lives, premium handcrafted beauties. Of which i will order one and use as intended. And I encourage all to do so as well. Whichever side you’re on.
Comparatively, aesthetically, Banksy’s Mat is the uglier mat.
The straps buckle and the bright orange stitching that clashes with the dark boring background. Too stark, primitive and crude.
He wasn’t out to make an attractive rug.
He was out to make a powerful statement.
Unlike the other mats on the site. - elegant, no traces of its past lives, premium handcrafted beauties. Of which i will order one and use as intended. And I encourage all to do so as well. Whichever side you’re on.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 23, 2019 5:03:27 GMT 1, Art is a function of context. The artist, the history, the implementation, the time, the place, etc. Just take whatever arguments you are making now about the Welcome Mat and imagine having the same argument in 1917 about Duchamp’s “Fountain” Urinal. Personally, I see Duchamp's readymades as manipulation. Manipulating people to buy into a lie just as in the film There Will Be Blood, the Eli character puts on a show to manipulate his followers to believe. If one can convince people to see a urinal or vacuum cleaner as a work of art, you can convince these people to buy anything. So while the believers see Koons' ShopVac as beautiful conceptual work, the non-believers see that as something else entirely.
Artists are manipulator. You’re buying the manipulation. That’s the art. Scrawl by Basquait. Pollock. Patch or paint by Rothko. Brillo boxes and I bet everything in your collection are manipulations. Things anyone else could do, but would worth less. The best ones are the most manipulative. Ie. Meaningful.
Art is a function of context. The artist, the history, the implementation, the time, the place, etc. Just take whatever arguments you are making now about the Welcome Mat and imagine having the same argument in 1917 about Duchamp’s “Fountain” Urinal. Personally, I see Duchamp's readymades as manipulation. Manipulating people to buy into a lie just as in the film There Will Be Blood, the Eli character puts on a show to manipulate his followers to believe. If one can convince people to see a urinal or vacuum cleaner as a work of art, you can convince these people to buy anything. So while the believers see Koons' ShopVac as beautiful conceptual work, the non-believers see that as something else entirely.
Artists are manipulator. You’re buying the manipulation. That’s the art. Scrawl by Basquait. Pollock. Patch or paint by Rothko. Brillo boxes and I bet everything in your collection are manipulations. Things anyone else could do, but would worth less. The best ones are the most manipulative. Ie. Meaningful.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 23, 2019 4:15:46 GMT 1, Unlimited or limited, this hand sewn mat was made possible by the tragedies suffered by ppl trying to escape hell. People who are forced to risk their lives crossing dangerous water in faulty lifejackets. The lifejacket represents the risk and danger of their journey. And those awful life jackets have been smartly repurposed into a welcome mat of all things...The first thing someone sees when they arrive at your door and are invited into your home. Its genius and is poignant as heck. This piece is so full of meaning that it shocks me that people are arguing its place as a piece of art.
Not to beat this horse carcass into a bloody pulp, but I wonder what elements differentiate this other welcome mat that Love Welcomes offers from being a piece of artwork. Is it the text added to it, the artist's name, or the intentions of the artist or something else entirely? The same women are creating the product for the same cause and it is also called a Welcome mat and has the text "#LOVE#WELCOMES." Is this art as well?
Sigh..... Duchamp designed the Fountain, and made art history. Go read up and draw your own conclusion. If you still feel the Fountain is just a urinal - it's a urinal - that's totally ok. Just understand, and recognise the fact that, that particular Urinal made Banksy, Kaws, Hirst, Warhol, Ai Weiwei, Koons, ALL conceptual art possible.
Unlimited or limited, this hand sewn mat was made possible by the tragedies suffered by ppl trying to escape hell. People who are forced to risk their lives crossing dangerous water in faulty lifejackets. The lifejacket represents the risk and danger of their journey. And those awful life jackets have been smartly repurposed into a welcome mat of all things...The first thing someone sees when they arrive at your door and are invited into your home. Its genius and is poignant as heck. This piece is so full of meaning that it shocks me that people are arguing its place as a piece of art.
Not to beat this horse carcass into a bloody pulp, but I wonder what elements differentiate this other welcome mat that Love Welcomes offers from being a piece of artwork. Is it the text added to it, the artist's name, or the intentions of the artist or something else entirely? The same women are creating the product for the same cause and it is also called a Welcome mat and has the text "#LOVE#WELCOMES." Is this art as well?
Sigh..... Duchamp designed the Fountain, and made art history. Go read up and draw your own conclusion. If you still feel the Fountain is just a urinal - it's a urinal - that's totally ok. Just understand, and recognise the fact that, that particular Urinal made Banksy, Kaws, Hirst, Warhol, Ai Weiwei, Koons, ALL conceptual art possible.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 23, 2019 0:54:16 GMT 1, I remember reading LW saying it could be hung. Hope there’s some hanging mechanism on its back. Be cool if the label is on the front or edge. Anyone has more detailed photos of them at Croydon?
I remember reading LW saying it could be hung. Hope there’s some hanging mechanism on its back. Be cool if the label is on the front or edge. Anyone has more detailed photos of them at Croydon?
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 22, 2019 8:23:13 GMT 1, i think "disappointment" - is the key word being used over by big B... over and over - set very low expectations.. prepare to wait....
i think "disappointment" - is the key word being used over by big B... over and over - set very low expectations.. prepare to wait....
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 21, 2019 17:05:43 GMT 1, I think me wearing that shredded girl with balloon T shirt would be the aesthetically worst thing ever. Art or no.
I think me wearing that shredded girl with balloon T shirt would be the aesthetically worst thing ever. Art or no.
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BANKSY Gross Domestic Product™, by Gentle Mental on Oct 21, 2019 2:51:58 GMT 1, Think maybe it's time to change the topic from the T&C's. 200+ pages, Just saying is all. The cushions look comfy.
Agree! But do we think these are better than POW prints? I feel Bansky is better at 2D stencil work. His move to 3D stuff is less fresh as there are already tons of clever homeware and gift shop tat out there.
Think maybe it's time to change the topic from the T&C's. 200+ pages, Just saying is all. The cushions look comfy. Agree! But do we think these are better than POW prints? I feel Bansky is better at 2D stencil work. His move to 3D stuff is less fresh as there are already tons of clever homeware and gift shop tat out there.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 20, 2019 17:59:57 GMT 1, This mat is meaningful. So it’s more than just a mat. Art works that way. Actually everything works that way. A piece of paper becomes money. A clump of ceramic becomes THE place to pee in. Society assigns values and meanings to everything. We accept them blindly. Duchamp is trying to make us see how the sausage is made.
Meaningful things are beautiful.
If you see them as bullshit then they are.
And you would have missed the chance to enjoy the few, rare beauties, of this short time we all have on this spinning rock.
This mat is meaningful. So it’s more than just a mat. Art works that way. Actually everything works that way. A piece of paper becomes money. A clump of ceramic becomes THE place to pee in. Society assigns values and meanings to everything. We accept them blindly. Duchamp is trying to make us see how the sausage is made.
Meaningful things are beautiful.
If you see them as bullshit then they are.
And you would have missed the chance to enjoy the few, rare beauties, of this short time we all have on this spinning rock.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 20, 2019 8:36:47 GMT 1, I think I've secured a lifevest. Would you happen to know where I can rent a refugee to display with the vest and mat? There are some jokes that fall a little flat...
gosh... that is vile...
I think I've secured a lifevest. Would you happen to know where I can rent a refugee to display with the vest and mat? There are some jokes that fall a little flat... gosh... that is vile...
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 20, 2019 8:05:12 GMT 1, Can we PLEASE stop trying to work out how many are going to be made, it’s leaving a bitter taste in my mouth Thanks
Why?
I think it’s fine.
Some of the mockers here do have a point.
If we had genuinely and urgently cared and wanted to give 500 we would’ve given 500 without expecting a Banksy in return.
So the talk of logistics, bunfight, number sold and market value are all part and parcel of what makes a Banksy a Banksy.
Can we PLEASE stop trying to work out how many are going to be made, it’s leaving a bitter taste in my mouth Thanks Why? I think it’s fine. Some of the mockers here do have a point. If we had genuinely and urgently cared and wanted to give 500 we would’ve given 500 without expecting a Banksy in return. So the talk of logistics, bunfight, number sold and market value are all part and parcel of what makes a Banksy a Banksy.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 20, 2019 6:09:37 GMT 1, There should be more than enough to make thousands. The life vest is shredded to strings To make the word welcome
one vest could make lots.
The other reason I can think of for a waitlist is It takes. Long time to make one.
The specs Banksy demanded are challenging.
And 500 pounds is the value of the work put in.
Say a full 4-8 hours to make one.
It’s not a charity throwaway tat.
But a real piece of handmade craft.
So promising a massive order by collecting money first could feel daunting.
And having a waitlist - as you would with fine watches and cars - would make more sense.
By that rationale - if you can wait 2 years, you will get one at cost, no problem.
S
There should be more than enough to make thousands. The life vest is shredded to strings To make the word welcome
one vest could make lots.
The other reason I can think of for a waitlist is It takes. Long time to make one.
The specs Banksy demanded are challenging.
And 500 pounds is the value of the work put in.
Say a full 4-8 hours to make one.
It’s not a charity throwaway tat.
But a real piece of handmade craft.
So promising a massive order by collecting money first could feel daunting.
And having a waitlist - as you would with fine watches and cars - would make more sense.
By that rationale - if you can wait 2 years, you will get one at cost, no problem.
S
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 20, 2019 5:31:16 GMT 1, 30mins each 16 per 8 hour day 160 for a staff of 10 4800 a month or so.
Give or take 2 months. Anyone who wants one would get one.
So I think LW should just send money requests to all who emailed just so It reassures those who really want one that they’ll be fine and Thanks less would cancel when they realise it’s really unlimited.
30mins each 16 per 8 hour day 160 for a staff of 10 4800 a month or so.
Give or take 2 months. Anyone who wants one would get one.
So I think LW should just send money requests to all who emailed just so It reassures those who really want one that they’ll be fine and Thanks less would cancel when they realise it’s really unlimited.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 19, 2019 2:16:51 GMT 1, Love should be unlimited..no?
Love should be unlimited..no?
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 18, 2019 18:13:59 GMT 1, Art matters, eh?
Art matters, eh?
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 18, 2019 18:08:44 GMT 1, Same email used on shop as forum profile email? Of course. Tell Banksy I says hi.
6/10
Same email used on shop as forum profile email? Of course. Tell Banksy I says hi.
6/10
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 18, 2019 18:01:38 GMT 1, Same email used on shop as forum profile email?
🤣
Same email used on shop as forum profile email? 🤣
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 18, 2019 17:01:59 GMT 1, “I cant believe you paid 500 pounds for a doormat!” Would be the expected response. And they would be right.
“I cant believe you paid 500 pounds for a doormat!” Would be the expected response. And they would be right.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 18, 2019 16:11:46 GMT 1, I’m just thankful for the words “unlimited edition” - thwarted and paused the bots and their flippers. Otherwise my old arthritic typing hand would never had the chance to add to basket and checkout in time.
I’m just thankful for the words “unlimited edition” - thwarted and paused the bots and their flippers. Otherwise my old arthritic typing hand would never had the chance to add to basket and checkout in time.
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Banksy Welcome Mat, by Gentle Mental on Oct 17, 2019 13:14:10 GMT 1, i got one.
It's unlimited. No doubt.
But it doesn't depreciate in value regardless of edition size.
In fact, the value increases because the more sold the more meaningful and iconic and powerful it becomes.
It becomes a vote.
We all know what started Brexit and Twitter Trump.
This is a statement on where you stand.
Go buy one.
i got one. It's unlimited. No doubt. But it doesn't depreciate in value regardless of edition size. In fact, the value increases because the more sold the more meaningful and iconic and powerful it becomes. It becomes a vote. We all know what started Brexit and Twitter Trump. This is a statement on where you stand.
Go buy one.
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