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Cut It Out
The third incendiary collection of stencils and graffiti from Banksy (after Banging Your Head Against a Brick wall and Existencilism), presented and bound in a handy pocket sized high quality format. Full color, and including some of most famous/notorious works to date, including ‘exhibiting’ his work at the Tate Gallery in London. Quite superb.
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72 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2005
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About the author
Banksy
24 books1,128 followersBanksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.
His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
Banksy's work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. According to author and graphic designer Tristan Manco and the book Home Sweet Home, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass, which maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s and is active today. However Banksy himself stated on his website that in all actuality he based his work on that of 3D from Massive Attack, stating, "No, I copied 3D from Massive Attack. He can actually draw."
Known for his contempt for the government in labeling graffiti as vandalism, Banksy displays his art on public surfaces such as walls and even going as far as to build physical prop pieces. Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti directly himself; however, art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell his street art on location and leave the problem of its removal in the hands of the winning bidder. Banksy's first film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie," made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released in the UK on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the film.
His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
Banksy's work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. According to author and graphic designer Tristan Manco and the book Home Sweet Home, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass, which maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s and is active today. However Banksy himself stated on his website that in all actuality he based his work on that of 3D from Massive Attack, stating, "No, I copied 3D from Massive Attack. He can actually draw."
Known for his contempt for the government in labeling graffiti as vandalism, Banksy displays his art on public surfaces such as walls and even going as far as to build physical prop pieces. Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti directly himself; however, art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell his street art on location and leave the problem of its removal in the hands of the winning bidder. Banksy's first film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie," made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released in the UK on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the film.
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July 17, 2024
Evocative, suggestive, provocative, "Cut it out" is the last piece of this trilogy.
More food for thought...
“The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking water.
Some runners are born with a massive head start, every possible help along the way and still the referees seem to be on their side.
It's not surprising a lot of people have given up competing altogether and gone to sit in the grandstand, eat junk and shout abuse.
What the human race needs is a lot more streakers.”
More food for thought...
“The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking water.
Some runners are born with a massive head start, every possible help along the way and still the referees seem to be on their side.
It's not surprising a lot of people have given up competing altogether and gone to sit in the grandstand, eat junk and shout abuse.
What the human race needs is a lot more streakers.”
October 27, 2019
"As soon as you meet someone, you know the reason you will leave them."
Reading his books feels like being drugged right now.
Reading his books feels like being drugged right now.
August 2, 2014
برنس، ملفت جداً بالنسبة لي قدرته على التعامل مع ما ينتجه بمنتهى البساطة والثقة.
January 17, 2016
عظيم والله :D
March 26, 2019
Banksy is not just an amazing artist, he's a really, really good writer. Some of the stuff in this book hit home. It's insane that someone can be this talented.
December 7, 2019
CUT IT OUT
“Some mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.”
-Banksy-
Two evocative images are:
* McDonalds is stealing our children.
* Suicide bombers just need a hug
“Some mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.”
-Banksy-
Two evocative images are:
* McDonalds is stealing our children.
* Suicide bombers just need a hug
December 6, 2018
very good book, I like it
October 18, 2019
আহ, কতদিন পর একটা বই পড়লাম!
March 21, 2015
Some mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
-Banksy-
Rekaman beragam karya Banksy, pesan yang kuat, menohok namun juga menggelitik.
Favorit saya :
1) McDonalds is stealing our children.
2) spesimen tambahan di Natural History Museum "The Banksus Militus Ratus".
3) Love poem
4) Suicide bombers just need a hug
-Banksy-
Rekaman beragam karya Banksy, pesan yang kuat, menohok namun juga menggelitik.
Favorit saya :
1) McDonalds is stealing our children.
2) spesimen tambahan di Natural History Museum "The Banksus Militus Ratus".
3) Love poem
4) Suicide bombers just need a hug
November 26, 2013
The best book among Banksy's collection, this son of b**** is really hard to find and super expensive I hunted it down 3 weeks on ebay to get one.
July 8, 2015
Una mirada más al arte que segrega por las calles este artista.
April 17, 2016
3.5 stars. // Banksy's stencils and graffiti is just amazing! A nice collection.
February 4, 2018
Wonderful after lunch meal... helps you to avoid falling asleep. This book is a great tool to dodge "siesta" in a Saturday afternoon.
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