Is it a turd?
No it's Dr Funky's Review of 2010
The year that brought street art is dead into existence kicking and screaming like a convicted murderer taking that final walk.
It's been a year encapsulated by disillusion of fans, of galleries and artists.
Banksy decided 2010 was best spent advertising and opening his film anywhere that would have it. And when that finally reached an end he started on pushing the DVD. Stencils appeared across America although great in composition devoid of soul as they always meant exit was about to premiere. Then there was the truly inspired idea to stick an original in hmv's window and with that throw away every witty anti corporate put down he'd ever thought up. Of course this was almost entirely missed by the fanbase as they spent their time wondering if mbw was banksy, if a special version of the DVD had a print in it and what all this publicity would mean for print prices. Banksys year was topped off with a fuck up of a print release and then an additional apology print release for the fans who were quickest to email in complaints.
Blu and os gemeos produced the pieces of the year as they proved good art with a message could still appearon the streets without directly selling us something. Blu had the added noteriety of having a legal mural buffed because it would upset some old Americans (let's face it what wouldn't?). The worlds favourite middle of the road street art blog of course respected this decision, after all why should street art have a message?
In other news Eelus found fame with a pretty picture that kept the banksy fanboys sated with the prospect of a print that would make them a profit/look good on their kids wall/produce a thousand discussions on when it was to be released. Then after some pretty fucking dire work within a morally ambiguous project in Africa, he stated he'd be laying down his stencils. But of course not before the release of one last print, based on a close up of a cooked lizard that all Africans sit down to eat at the end of a busy day.
3 excerpts from a year that feels wasted. And now to forget it.
Wish Eelus was on that fire being roasted for his crimes! Of course no condemnation from Vandalflake, probably has black servants cleaning his daddys framed artwork every morning! Night all!
ReplyDeleteI heard that Vandalog has got a very deferential Sudanese manservant who carries his luggage, shines his brouges and keeps his chinos and plaid button down shirts crisply pressed for him whenever he travels.
ReplyDeleteWish Eelus was on that fire being roasted for his crimes! Of course no condemnation from Vandalflake, probably has black servants cleaning his daddys framed artwork every morning! Night all!
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