To be fair the wanksy one is great. I prefer the haters to the 'here I found another example of someone taking inspiration from a cultural touch stone pat my head crowd.'
Wanksy is about as clever as Micro$oft.
To be fair the wanksy one is great. I prefer the haters to the 'here I found another example of someone taking inspiration from a cultural touch stone pat my head crowd.'
But I managed to plaster up a few flyers for my shop before they noticed - last I saw they were trying to pick 'em off the wall. That's not exactly the message folks!
I managed to plaster up a few flyers for my shop before they noticed - last I saw they were trying to pick 'em off the wall. That's not exactly the message folks!
Edgy.Wanksy is about as clever as Micro$oft.
Hilarious!
I love the mermaid statue. Were you able to get pics of it?
They want to remove your ads. Guess why.
Edgy.
Imagine if this Banksy fellow applied himself to something productive.
Jared also "produced" something. Would you consider him productive?How is this not productive? He's produced something.
Jared also "produced" something. Would you consider him productive?
OOOOH Disney is a big corporation, dreams DON'T come true
2edgy4me
They should practise what they preach. And what they preach explicitly in their leaflet on fly posting is not to cover disturb or interfere with posters for small local businesses. Ha!
Didn't take a camera. But it is an intriguing statue, looks like someone has swiped a watercolour brush across reality.
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Yeah, I'm really not getting this line of criticism. I mean, I guess I shouldn't be shocked that a message board dedicated to consumer electronics would feel the need to rush to the defense of Disney of all things, but still.
Yeah, I'm really not getting this line of criticism. I mean, I guess I shouldn't be shocked that a message board dedicated to consumer electronics would feel the need to rush to the defense of Disney of all things, but still.
I see what you did there. Nice!Lol! Thanks!
It's only slightly above a statue of Ronald McDonald slaughtering a cow for me. Like, wow, low hanging fruit.
Yeah, I'm really not getting this line of criticism. I mean, I guess I shouldn't be shocked that a message board dedicated to consumer electronics would feel the need to rush to the defense of Disney of all things, but still.
The Ariel sculpture is actually really cool as an optical illusion.
Imagine if this Banksy fellow applied himself to something productive.
This alone is an argument with more resonance than the shallow, oft repeated "edgy" shit. When I read stuff like that, it's like the war against Linkin Park never ended.It's an easy target. I love Bansky, but this one was too, "Yep, that's something Banksy would do."
The pieces are beautiful, but the message is kinda boring.
Sure, to somebody who hasn't been to Disney at all.
Ignoring Epcot, which is a theme park dedicated to diversity and education of different cultures, Disney has been a supporter of LGBT/Different Religions/Different Races for the longest time.
I just don't see why hipsters go off and feed on something else. The transparency that they rather cling on to these types of designs, and consumerism very much still being part of the commentary of this style of art, just goes to show that they too enjoy being puppeted around by commercial means with mascots they feel they can use to help identify with others and provide enjoyment, all while lining the pockets of artists like Banksy.
Now that's not to say it isn't art, or that the statement isn't one the artist(s) truly believe(s) in. I am just stunned that there is a large set of people who hold such a position who can't look at themselves and realize they are committing the same faults as they criticize the "mainstream" in habitually doing.
I see what you did there. Nice!
How does Disney recover from this game-changing statement?
Aw, c'mon guys - it ain't that bad! It has at least an awesome bead shop (run by me). Do pop in and say hello if you are down this way.
Wealthy dude preaching about how bad consumerism is...
Everything this guy does is just kind of cringe-worthy.
I disagree somewhat (but appreciate the criticism beyond "edgy"). I think half of banksy's appeal is what you talked about. The media attention has grown into his art, becoming part of it. The congregating draw it has. And all that stuff.To be quite honest, I don't like it. I appreciate Banksy and his art, but I often find that he comes off as a bit too preachy for my taste. I genuinely feel like his rise in popularity had a hand in shaping the way he presents himself to the public. What was once about random pieces, with subtle meaning, on a wall has turned more into something that's going to garner the attention of the media.
This could have always been his vision, and his popularity is just giving him an outlet to be heard by the masses, but for me, the meaning is lost.
man casual art criticism needs to come a long way apparently since people believe calling works "edgy" and some sort of shallow anti-consumerist, anti-government propaganda is a really profound critique on Banksy's work.