So Blu an Italian who seemingly sells very little but still manages to cross the globe producing thought provoking pieces of which this is another. Here the the discussion of freedom of speech is broached in a wonderful manner. Here is shown exactly what Banksy discussed all those years ago, pieces that are easily understood, raise a smile, maybe raise awareness, you don't need to be part of a club to understand, they're not in a gallery and they're better than an advertisement, they're NOT SELLING you anything.
But of course we know Blu needs to be getting his money from somewhere, he's funded yes, but does it ruin anything? No and you know why? He's not shouting it from the roof tops, he's not producing piece after piece and passing the details round of what can be bought, he's doing what he loves and making the money he needs. And most amusingly he wasn't even at Cans a couple of years back.
So well done Blu, if the world needs (not that it does) another Street Artist to follow let it be you.
when Blu paints a mural all he asks is to be paid the same as a worker would be paid to paint the same building one flat colour
ReplyDeleteno harm in that, and a lesson to a lot of the money-grabbing scum-bags pretending to be street artists...
when Blu paints a mural all he asks is to be paid the same as a worker would be paid to paint the same building one flat colour
ReplyDeleteno harm in that, and a lesson to a lot of the money-grabbing scum-bags pretending to be street artists...