Why did banksy change his mind?

Fredy 2022-01-05 08:01:21

When Banksy was young, he encouraged anyone to make art. Until Terry's art full of randomness and imitation caused a sensation, Banksy changed his mind: I won't encourage it any more.

Teri was an 11-year-old immigrant from France to the United States. Because of the sudden death of his mother, he became fascinated by photography. When I went to the UK to visit cousin, which was inspired by space invader for his artistic creation, I started to unconsciously photograph street artists. The free artists who didn't understand Terry's behavior at the beginning gradually realized the meaning of what Terry did---preserving the street art that might disappear at any time. Terry, who returned to LA, began to photograph another street artist, Shepard, who posted obey's large posters everywhere. Although Shepard's wife thinks Terry is a bit neurotic, Shepard thinks Terry is very hardworking, shooting everything and working as their assistant, in the name of making documentaries.

At this time, Banksy caused a sensation all over the world, broken phone booths, graffiti on the wall of West Bank. However, this artist is out of nowhere. Everyone wants to know who he is? Terry is no exception.

Banksy is the kind of person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Although he doesn't even have a mobile phone, he is addicted to painting in various areas that is likely to cause trouble for him. When he arrived in Los Angeles, he and Terry met fatefully when he was looking for a local guide to find a wall suitable for painting because he was not familiar with the place. Banksy's unprecedented consent allowed Terry to take pictures of his creative process and became friends. Perhaps because of the difference between Terry and himself, Banksy also asked Terry to take pictures of the crime scene of his counterfeit banknotes. After the Disney incident, Terry held the interrogation for four hours and completely gained Banksy's trust.

Originally, this was a tale of mindlessness and displeasure. But at this time, Banksy's exhibition in LA was a huge success and even brought street art into flames. He suggested that Terry tidy up the video tapes he had taken and make a documentary that he said he was preparing, because his purpose was not fame and fortune. However, Terry only liked the process of filming, and kept all the tapes in the box after the filming, and never looked at it again. After Terry's dizzying documentary made Banksy look dumb, Banksy decided to make a documentary himself and gave Terry a suggestion to do something else, something that would make him put down the video recorder.

The next part made me frown frequently, and Terry, who had not received any art training at all, or had any thoughts on his own, started a large-scale artistic creation. If you don't know anything, then hire a group of professional art practitioners to realize your inspiration. With the growth of his own studio, Terry also wants to hold an exhibition. A large number of works of art were printed out. A few weeks before the exhibition, Terry broke his leg while posting an advertisement. At this time Banksy thought he needed help and invited a professional publicity team for him.

The subsequent scenes became comical. The crowd waiting for the exhibition outside and the exhibition hall were rushing around. The staff under the command of Terry, and everyone teamed up to become Mr. Brainwash Terry and nervous. The showroom was a huge success, with sales reaching one million US dollars. With the rise of Mr. Brainwash's fame, his exhibitions are also performed in various places.

Banksy implicitly mentioned that art requires a long time of training, and Terry's success turned the popularity of art into a joke. Those praises from the public justify the reason that artists who have formed their own style after a long time of hard work and thinking have no disdain for the public's recognition.

As a result, Banksy never let others shoot documentaries about his daily work.

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Exit Through the Gift Shop quotes

  • Lazarides, Steve: I think the joke is on... I don't know who the joke's on - really. I don't even know if there is a joke.

  • Thierry Guetta: [talking about meeting Banksy for the first time] It was magic that this person let me film, you know? I felt like I had the piece that will finish the puzzle. It was like getting something in the daylight that... what you see in the nightlight. He was even more than I expected; he was, like, just incredible; he was cool, he was... he was human, he was... he was... he was... he is, you know, he's really like a... what he represents, you know? He's really like a... I think he's really like a... I really liked him!