1063.The Godfather of the Street (part 2/5)
A graffiti painting on the snow-white interior of the warehouse is centered on an old-fashioned telephone booth with three agents in brown trench coats, top hats, and sunglasses on the outside, each with a special listening device, a serious listening device in the empty booth.
The graffiti has a background, it is an empty street, and the combination of phone booths and listening agents creates a very good atmosphere, and you can see that the creator is extraordinary.
In the corner of the graffiti, there is a signature of 'Banksy' and a logo: a portrait wearing a cap and a face scarf.
Looking at the graffiti, Hans was stunned and asked, "Is this what you fancied? What is it?"
Li Du said: "Don't always pick up girls when you have nothing to do, study more, read more information, look at you now, why don't you understand anything?"
Hans said stupidly: "I'm just not good at this field, I'll just search the Internet." ”
"There is no need to go online, Banksy, born in Bristol, England in 1974, is known as one of the most talented street artists in the world today. ”
After listening to his introduction, Hans looked at the signature of the 'Banksy' and said, "You mean, this graffiti is the work of the master Banksy?"
Li Du nodded: "Yes, that's right." ”
They may not know Banksy, but in the field of street art, he is a godfather.
The first time Li Du heard the name came from the art hunters he had with Tina and the others two days ago, when they introduced several famous street art creators to the bar, and Banksy was at the top of the list.
Coincidentally, Li Du went to check the warehouse that day and happened to find the graffiti painted by Banksy on the inner wall of the warehouse.
If it weren't for those art hunters, he would definitely have been blind this time, and he would definitely not have been able to find this graffiti, nor would he have been able to discover the value of the warehouse.
At that time, in order to be on the safe side, he also deliberately searched for Banksy's information.
The AroundArt tycoon's father was a photocopier, and because of his father's work, Banksey was exposed to things related to painting from an early age.
At the age of 14, Banksy was expelled from secondary school and quickly became a staunch figure in the graffiti trend in Britain.
For many years, he was the most famous graffiti artist in London, but no one knew who he was or what he looked like, and his experience was revealed by himself through the situation of graffiti.
The reason why this is the case is that he often exchanges world masterpieces with his own modified imitations in the form of bag exchanges in art galleries all over the UK.
Of course, he doesn't steal those world masterpieces, and he can't do so, so he will sneak into the museum and find a way to put up his spoofs.
It's not a crime, but it's not a good thing either, so Banksy doesn't dare reveal his true identity.
The mystery of his identity attracted the curiosity of the media and the public, and gradually, Banksy became the most famous street art master in the UK.
His black-and-white cut-out graffiti has been considered 'witty and subversive', and has been recognized as a work of art, and he himself has been known as a 'humorous street poet' in the UK.
Since it is a work of art, it is naturally valuable.
As early as October 2007, his works were auctioned at the Powerlong auction house in London, and 11 works shocked the auction house with a total price of 60,000 pounds.
Later, he sold for £60,000 a painting titled Avenues and Somerset Police Station, the most expensive street graffiti work.
He then sold another piece of his work, £80,000 for "Attacking the Graffiti Boys" and £480,000 for the untitled "Mouse and Sword".
The most expensive piece is "Mobile Lover," which appeared on the wall of a youth club in Bristol, at auction last year, and depicts a couple hugging and checking their phones.
The painting attracted a large number of street art enthusiasts, and club owner David Stincicum realized it was profitable and moved the painting indoors and asked people to donate money to the club to enjoy it, only to receive death threats.
In the end, the boss put the portrait up for auction and sold it for £420,000!
Li Du made an introduction, and with the information Hans found on the Internet, the group finally had a basic understanding of Banksy.
Hans and Potter exclaimed at the same time, and Potter exclaimed, "Lee, you know so much, that's amazing." ”
Hans was amazed: "Schutt, street graffiti is still so valuable, I should have stuck to my life choices before, you don't know, I used to be a good street graffiti hand." ”
Li Du smiled disdainfully: "It's up to you? If you continue to stick to your life choice, you will be sent to prison to clean the toilet bowl early!"
Graffiti is illegal in both the UK and the US, and penalties such as fines and community work are common for police officers to catch.
This is the reason why Banksy's life was so difficult, his early work was called "terrorist art" by the British media, and he was often attacked and tracked by the police, and his life was not secure at all, resulting in him being very poor.
It wasn't until now that he became known as a master of the "graffiti world" and became a master of the arts, that Banksey began to make a profit by publishing a few collections of his works, and his life was better.
From time to time, he talks about his life, including a passage where he traveled to the United States to study street art at Wynwood.
Needless to say, the master artist was also depressed at that time, and even had to live in such an airtight warehouse, with no water or electricity.
Hans confidently said: "I'm fine, I'm running fast, the police can't catch me." ”
Godzilla interjected, "Now the question is, how do we take this painting away, is it painted on the wall?"
Graffiti is usually sprayed directly on the wall, but fortunately, this time Bankxi is sprayed on the inner wall of the warehouse, while the warehouse of Mr. Bicycle's company is plastered with wallpaper.
This is not because the warehouse company is very particular, but because the owner found that his warehouse could be rented to the poor, and he tried to create a better environment to attract people, and wallpaper was one of his initiatives.
Wallpaper is pasted in the warehouse, one is to look neat and clean, and the other is easy to clean up, and a resident leaves, and then put new wallpaper on the outside, no need to repaint the wall.
Li Du has studied it, this wallpaper can be peeled off, and there is no need to worry about hurting the graffiti, because the wallpaper has been pasted in several layers, and it is no problem to scrape it with a knife.
This job is handed over to Brother Wolf, Brother Wolf is a good hand with a knife, and he is careful and meticulous, so it is the most suitable job to do it.