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Last week we spent a few days in Bristol.  I went on a self guided walking tour of Banksy artwork.  I now have 2 strong opinions about Banksy that I didn't have before. 

1. His early stuff is mostly rubbish.  Very little artistic merit. 

2. His reputation has ruined Bristol.  Some people will say Bristol has "a vibrant street art culture".  I say its full of inane graffiti that makes the town look derelict.  For every piece of worthwhile art there are hundreds of terrible scrawlings and tags.  

I would recommend a visit to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery to view Grayson Perry's art club.  This includes a Banksy projected onto a wall using the original stencils.  

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On 18/03/2022 at 18:43, Mandy Lifeboats said:

1. His early stuff is mostly rubbish.  Very little artistic merit.

A genuine question: could you (or anyone) expand upon what you perceive as artistic merit?

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2 minutes ago, AvonVillain said:

A genuine question: could you (or anyone) expand upon what you perceive as artistic merit?

In my opinion it's the value of the art.  I don't mean the fiscal value. 

Banksy's earlier work isn't particularly skillful, doesn't convey a message, doesn't make me think and wasn't produced in a novel way.  It adds nothing to his catalogue.  It's just his earlier work.  

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