Manuel is a passionate, driven, and techsavvy AV technician, Banksy And The Value Of Street Art
Many art critics and government officials argue that so-called street art is nothing more than glorified graffiti at best and acts of vandalism at worst. It is not uncommon for even the most famous pieces of street art to be painted over by council agencies or the owners of the buildings on which they were painted. Despite this, street art has significantly risen in popularity and public awareness in recent years, largely due to the elusive guerrilla artist known as Banksy.
You have likely seen reproductions of his work printed on canvases and t-shirts, and perhaps, if you’ve been fortunate, you’ve seen some of his original work while it still existed. Although Banksy himself does not use reproductions of his work for commercial purposes (he even gives away free copies of his prints in the “shop” section of his website), original pieces are being sold for substantial sums of money. For example, online bidding for a wall that Banksy painted on in January 2008 closed with a final price of £208,100 after 69 bids. The owner of the wall had estimated that removing the piece would cost an additional £5,000, to be paid by the buyer. Banksy’s work … ...Read the rest.
“Banksy And The Value Of Street Art”
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