Artists like Banksy?

ZacD

I'm looking for humorous artists that are like Banksy, anti main stream society, anti authority

konstruct

sadly, I feel like banksy is now mainstream society. Banksy himself is still pretty underground and his views are still pretty subversive, but his work has been devoured and reconstituted for distribution. I imagine hes got to be getting a financial kick back.
But really who wouldnt sell out if given the chance. Money is pretty kick ass :P
The same could be said for Shepard Fairey but some could say it was his original intent to start a major clothing line.

This forum might be a good place to start looking:

Farfarer

*edit; my bad, it's Vinchen: http://www.vinchen.com/

beartraps

12 oz prophet is nice but its mostly just graffiti pieces.

This forum is dedicated to stencil graff:

http://www.stencilrevolution.com

And this is a cool street art blog:

http://www.woostercollective.com

Ruz

I bet he is the son of some oxford graduate or ex public schoolboy whatever. JHardly subversive:O

CheeseOnToast

Plenty of subversives come from monied backgrounds Mike. Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Andy Warhol etc.etc. They often have just as much to rebel against, just from the other direction

Mostly it seems to come from a sense of being trapped, either by poverty, expected behaviour or the rules of society.

Ruz

so we need the middle/upper classes to rebel on our behalf:) seem like only those with power have the ability to create a stir( unless your name is cromwell)
that's what always bugged me bout the 60's bunch of hooray henries who after a while decide that daddies money was welcome after all

stimpack

The message is a message. Sellilng out (to me) is when the message is corrupted for an alternative purpose ie: money, bitchez, fame on polyocunt.

I enjoy banksys work.

Ruz

polyocunt:0 LOL
TBH though his work is ok, but I don't tend to get swallowed up in the hype.

A masked mystery man is a good marketing tool, just ask kendo nagasaki

Neo_God

Some of these artists aren't nearly as politically fueled, but they're humorous none the less, and the first 2 also have the sort of invasive quality that Banksy has.

Mark Jenkins
Maurizio Cattelan
Eugenio Merino
Paul McCarthy
Cindy Sherman

Steviant

Ruz: So because you aren't some sort of skinhead football hooligan, you've automatically got nothing useful to contribute to society? Backwards concept, that, mate.

Edit: Actually, sod contributing to society. Contribution to change and culture, thats more like it. Point still stands, however.

Ruz

so steviant you figure that I was referring to skinheads and hooligans.
I don't think I said that.
I just figure that this guy probably has a lot of connections to do what he does, probably wealthy folks who stand to benefit from his antics.

The art world in the uk has never been about changing the status quo, lets face it

edit: its all about the cash:)

ChrisG

Blek le Rat AKA Xavier Prou he inspired banksy, cant believe he hasnt been mentioned.

ZacD

That last guy seems to be riding the Banksy wave, I'm looking for kinda, artists that are pretty punk in their views and ideas, looking through the artists right now, so I'll edit this post when I'm done.

FAT_CAP

Blek Le Rat is the guy I would bring up aswell... far from "riding the Banksy wave" he is the guy who Banksy is imitating - specifically with his rat characters.

Also worth checking out sites like www.woostercollective.com and see if any specific artists on there jump out at you.

Failing that check out your local "student with a spray can" - Banksy seems to have "inspired" a whole generation of stencil street art - most of it not for the better in my opinion!

HonkyPunch

http://orangedust.deviantart.com/
orange dust?

ChrisG

ZacD wrote: »

That last guy seems to be riding the Banksy wave, .

Dude do your research this guy was waaaay before Banksy, you would be wise to look him up. I have is book and it is full of brilliant pictures (especially the cold war stencils) and descriptions.

ZacD

chrizz1 wrote: »

Dude do your research this guy was waaaay before Banksy, you would be wise to look him up. I have is book and it is full of brilliant pictures (especially the cold war stencils) and descriptions.

Sorry I looked at the pictures and I was like okay, rats, giant stencils of people, I didn't read much of it, didn't realize how unoriginal banksy was, that that's the thing, famous arts always reference other artists.

Slum

Ron English is one of my favorites - most known for his billboard 'modifications', and his die hard campaign against McDonalds.

Most of his stuff is so left-wing it's to the point of being absurd, but that's what makes it so great. I feel like its a cartoon of both sides.






on top of that, he's an awesome painter.

http://www.popaganda.com/Paintings/pages/SM_interminable_afterlife.htm

ChrisG

ZacD wrote: »

Sorry I looked at the pictures and I was like okay, rats, giant stencils of people, I didn't read much of it, didn't realize how unoriginal banksy was, that that's the thing, famous arts always reference other artists.

Its not that banksy is unoriginal just rats are a good metaphor for urban life, they both use them separately anyways. On the subject of Banksy Im going to see is exhibition on thursday yay!