Ahhh? The value of art ist very dependent on how famous and celebrated it is… hardly anybody would have known this peace of art without the stunt. So it only makes sense that the price went up after being a very unique item. Imagine people in 600 years looking at „the old tech“ inside the frame😂
@@romeo5239 Well no duh genius! My comment is something an art critic like Andy Warhol would have said at the time, because it was simple priceless watching the expression on everyone's faces as they saw it being destroyed.
I’m impressed that he was able to build a shredder into a picture frame years ago that kept its charge while being able to monitor for some sort of remote signal to begin shredding. I’d LOVE to know how all that actually worked!
We don't have to guess - not many people know Banksy has a TH-cam channel, where he gave us a small glimpse into this stunt Banksy (or someone who works for Banksy) is shown making the frame, getting some footage from the auction itself, and then using a remote to activate the shredder. I'm not giving links, it's easy to search up
I think this was brilliant. For me, the shredding of the painting doesn't diminish the value of the painting one bit. I wouldn't be suprised if the painting actually increased in value. But I'm not an artist/collector, so what do I know?!
The artist is an absolute hero. The art he made, he wanted it to be for everyone and not sold in an auction for ridiculous prices, so he pulled the best prank to prove his point. Such a legend
@Avi avi he didn't own the piece. He sold/gave it to someone personally, and eventually that person gave it to the auction to profit. This stuff happening is why he doesn't sell at all anymore.
@@SamLeaArt Doubtful, considering he doesn't get that money. The "owner" of it does, which is not him at this point. Considering how against capitalism in general he is, I doubt he'd be sitting around thinking of ways to make someone ELSE millions.
As others have pointed out, for a moment something so precious to you is gone is EXACTLY the feeling of the little girl losing her balloon 🎈. It means so much to her and probably nothing for others. Same with this piece of art. This is genius… just wow. No wonder it has way more value now.
This is just one of dozens of painting of girl with a balloon. They've sold previously at auction. Despite what banksy says on Twitter I doubt this was set up years ago . Good chance the battery would have died in that time. This painting has been in the possession of the previous owner since 2006. The value of this piece has only increased as a result of this
The feeling of buying something nice and seeing it destroyed is the true form of art. The on lookers all had different reactions, confusion, shock, suprise. What was felt in that room at that exact moment will never be felt more true. The act itself is art.
@@starstorm1267but you’re not an artists and you clearly don’t get the significance of an artist “destroying” their own work 3 seconds after it was auctioned off for an insane amount of money.
@@BMarie774 I don't know if Banksy realized that his act would be considered an iconic piece of cultural history...this is now an infamous statement, and he's likely also elevated his notoriety, whether he intended to or not
@Mochi Mochi really? Because most famous painters never seen a dime from their art most sell after the artist dies. And if you want to really get into it what about recording artists who don't own rights to their music or writers who don't own the rights to their movies. This is the real world and it happens all the time. And exactly like someone else said the artist had to have sold it for it for it to have gone to auction.
I want it, I think it looks better, adds more emotion to it like the kid letting go of the balloon, the shred says that everything doesn’t last forever
The artist shredding his art: It's not about the money, it's about the message. The painting going up in value: It's not about the money, it's about even more money.
“It’s about the message” yeah no duh, the point of most art/performances is to convey a message - that doesn’t mean money doesn’t play a factor. I don’t even know what the second point of this comment means. If it’s about “even more money” then it’s still about money? How someone can call this deep is beyond me
@@PhilosophyofElivagar "the point" yeah no duh, it's a joke that was already dumb in the first place. The humour in my comment was that 1. it was a reference to a movie (The Dark Knight), as was stated. 2. expectations were subverted by expecting something substantially grander than just "money", but instead it was just "even more money" On an unrelated note, your name made me learn about Elivagar, so that's cool. How'd you come up with the name?
To those who can't understand how this is art and why the value went up: Imagine yourself as a child, your loving parents just gave you a ballon. You turn away for a split second, and the string slips from your hand. It flies away; you can only helplessly watch as it floats away. Now, imagine you just spent a ton of money for a painting. The moment they tell you you've just won, the art piece starts to shred. Both sense of helplessness and resigned loss is felt by both. What's in that painting is reflected in the buyer, not only were they told the story through art, they felt it in a real way. This is what these people were bidding on, not just art, but the story, the narrative, the feeling, the experience. Adding to that experience in an abrupt and dynamic way adds value exponentially. That is why the art went up in value. Someone will be willing to pay more to own a piece of that moment captured on partially destroyed canvas. That being said, they're out of their flippin mind to spend that kind of money on anything to remind them of a memory.
they still won’t know plus even if they check the security camera it could be his friend also why not let him remain unknown? it makes him more legendary
I bet whoever took the photo for his instagram was him, if they looked at security footage to see who was taking a photo of the painting from that spot then they'd know
Bro he has power and influence he had a proxy or someone o his team there , a plant waiting fr the right moment then sold too risky to pop out like a normal person
For people who don’t know, Bansky is a ANNONYMOUS artist. His AGE is about 40-50 (educatingly guessed). His rule was for his paintings to never be RESOLD, so he installed shredders into all of the frames he put his artwork in. So as soon as it was sold in auction, he triggered the shredder. Now, people STILL do not know who he is. But some say he must of been there to trigger it.
Where did you find that rule? I thought it had something to do with the meaning of the picture, just as the girl is losing her balloon, the buyer is losing his painting.
Banksy is making millions with his art. I'm sure he knew that this performance would make its price raise. That's why the shredder stopped and didn't shredded the whole painting.
Or even worse.. understanding that shredding an expensive artwork is a critic on materialism and then... use that same interpretation to raise the value of said destroyed artwork 4 fold. Art and money have a very weird relationship.
They just don’t know when to stop, do they? - “Oh, it’s part of the artist’s intention, so it’s part of the art. That makes it more valuable!” This obsession with value is a sickness!
I don't think he did, its obvious if Banksy pulls off a stunt like this it will be publicized worldwide, it's clear the piece would be more valuable afterwards, one thing I would like to know is if it was supposed to shred the whole way.
banksy did this because he doesnt like his art to be sold- he makes his art for everyone to enjoy,,, thats why he does a lot of graffiti- so that many people passing by can enjoy the art work
@@clashnemesis3635 That art piece is VERY famous, thus very expensive. Like OP said he does a lot of graffiti which makes his work free real estate for whoever owns what he drew on who sell it to art auction houses.
Props to Banksy, he doesn’t get any money when his art is sold for millions so he destroys it. as an artist it hurts to see your work go to waste but it’s better than other people getting paid for your work.
@@CTOOFBOOGLE no he doesn't. My teacher has actually gone to see him and talked about how he doesn't like how rich people make money off his art that is for the people. Which is why he made a portrait just to shred it. It should be illegal how they keep taking his art. He gave this one to them however
Massive respect for this guy, he wants people to respect the art work itself, not just to be sold as an expensive item. So if they didnt see it how he wanted them to, no one could have it
The concept is simple but what I want to know is who set it off? There’s no way it was on a timer. Someone had to have remotely triggered the shredder.
@@Ln384 well its more of how infamous his paintings have become (in a good way), each have meaning and the cool thing about it is how no one can predict where and when his next piece would come.
How did Sotheby's get the painting if he didn't want it sold? They didn't have their experts remove it from the frame to verify it's authenticity before auctioning it? All seems a bit fishy to me...
Banksy: Shreds painting to pull a prank for banter Art Teacher: Now I want all of you to write a 2000 word essay on why he did it and especially elaborate on how the shredded paper represents the torn feelings of happiness and sorrow in the artist's life
The first time I seen it I was thinking they're watching the value of their purchase skyrocket. If I'd been they, I'd have been laughing me ass off. Lol.
It looks like one of those “deep” emo pictures on Photobucket from 2006, all that’s missing is a quote saying “kIsS mE In ThE RaiN aNd TAkE mY PaiN AwAy”
@@avarmauk It was 2018, how do think? He pushed a button on his phone, it went to satellite, and beamed down to the device inside. WiFi? This technology exists.
@@sibylsaint For that to work the painting would need to be connected to Wifi. I know there is technology that could manage something like you're describing. But I also like to think he was hiding in plain sight.
This guy is thinking: “should have gone with the hidden flamethrower.” Edit: Thank you all for the likes! I am glad we all have similar senses of humor. One love❤️
@@kristalmeth2250 I can name like 50 thousand pixiv and deviantart pieces that deserve more recognition its stupid how art is all about luck rather than quality
Nobody ever mentioned this, but this gave a really artistic meaning to the girl with a balloon itself. It’s almost as if the painting came alive. The balloon (the painting itself) “flew” away from the girl. Perfect artistic expression by banksy. One stone two birds on what he wanted to achieve.
Atleast this a lot better than the one with blue paint all over the canvas. Literally, just a blue paint. No tones, lines, objects nor anything on it. Sold like a thousands/millions. If I'm remember it correctly.
Agree- his art is for the world!!! Any funds made off his art should be used towards what he would like them to be used for. Not some rich knob who wants to hold it in hiding and no one gets to enjoy it!
DarkLight Actually, he did claim the art and the shredding! “ Girl with a Balloon” wasn’t that different from the rest of the pieces auctioned. This spray painting from Banksy, an anonymous British graffiti artist, sold for $1.4 million dollars. An alarm sounded, and then the painting immediately started to shred itself. The shredding and the shocked gasps of onlookers quickly went viral. Banksy soon addressed the affair, posting an Instagram video of him installing a shredder into the frame of the work in 2006 with the caption “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge’ -Picasso.” The artist was praised as a provocateur, unafraid to critique the excesses of the art market.”
It was actually one of his original prints of ballon girl that got shredded. He sells prints through a company and you can buy them online. But this one me was hand painted I think and was the only hand painted one I think.
Jacob Wageman well to be fair the painting is going to be worth like 3x the value since it will be forever known as the painting Banksy used as a famous prank
“Art is something that blossoms for an instant before withering away. Art is beauty that lasts for just a moment. To me, the essence of art is - an explosion!" -Deidara
I love how she says he claims the whole time like it was some other person who actually did it. Also he definitely knew it would make it worth more but he made a point.
Reminds me of Basquiat who painted black over parts of his painting so the owners would never know what was underneighth...often insults against the kinds of people they were...without ruining the artwork itself. Essentially using their own selfishness and obsession with wealth to prevent them from even actually being able to see what they had purchased. The only way to view the whole painting was to make the painting worthless first.
You want me to believe that a battery kept charge connected to a radio receiver that was turned on for years to be activated at this moment? yeah, right.
When this happened I wrote about it only increasing the value of the work. Art is more than just the object, it's the story that comes with it. Doing this only added to the story and the perceived value of the work. I predicted it would probably sell for $25 million. It sold for $25.4 million in Oct 2021. I also think it was probably Banksy himself who put it up for auction. If it didn't belong to Banksy when it went to auction the owner would have noticed that the frame was three inches thick, had a slat at the bottom of it and weighed far more than it reasonably should have, they would have paid a professional to investigate it and reframe it. It also stopped shredding before being completed, which was likely intentional, because if it had continued the piece would have been in strips on the floor and would likely have been damaged beyond repair. My belief is that Banksy rigged it, put it up for auction himself and did this to increase its value from $1.5 million to more than $25 million. And good for him. I would have done the same.
according to some people in the comments, he didnt do it for profit but for people to enjoy, as in for EVERYONE to enjoy, so he shredded the art to hopefully make it worth less
It's fair to say that it's increased in value because the artist added the final touches to it and now people also realized that the frame is apart of the art itself so it's rebellion has definitely added to the overall package, if a random person did it then it would've been a crime but since it's his original intent it's more, crazy time we live in but I understand if it increased after this prank😂😂😂
I bet he’s laughing at the stupidity and irony that the price went up 20 times after this stunt. Proving how stupid auctions can be
Probably a dodgy side hustle to make money disappear as quickly as possible.
@@skycloud4802 Yeah “write offs”
Ahhh? The value of art ist very dependent on how famous and celebrated it is… hardly anybody would have known this peace of art without the stunt. So it only makes sense that the price went up after being a very unique item. Imagine people in 600 years looking at „the old tech“ inside the frame😂
its the person trying to steal someone elses heart getting shredded
its part of it
His artwork wasn't the painting, but the expression on everyone's faces when they saw it slowly being destroyed was his true artwork.
Wabba Lubba Dub-Dub You hyped for September 13th fellow vault hunter?
@@meccavsl7568 Yup, just have to play the waiting game until then.
Wabba Lubba Dub-Dub it wasn’t shredded
@@romeo5239 Well no duh genius! My comment is something an art critic like Andy Warhol would have said at the time, because it was simple priceless watching the expression on everyone's faces as they saw it being destroyed.
Wabba Lubba Dub-Dub u sound pretentious
Forget the painting; that clever shredder alone is worth all that money.
The clever shredder that iconically failed to do its job
yes
@@billowen3285 tbh I think that was the point
@@unnecessarilyepic1107 I mean he said every other time it worked, so..
How is it clever, it's just fitted into the frame what's clever about that lol
I’m impressed that he was able to build a shredder into a picture frame years ago that kept its charge while being able to monitor for some sort of remote signal to begin shredding. I’d LOVE to know how all that actually worked!
My guess is that he pays the museum staff secretly to replace the batteries from time to time.
We don't have to guess - not many people know Banksy has a TH-cam channel, where he gave us a small glimpse into this stunt
Banksy (or someone who works for Banksy) is shown making the frame, getting some footage from the auction itself, and then using a remote to activate the shredder.
I'm not giving links, it's easy to search up
@@matnovak link?
@@samlightning7280 bruh
@@samlightning7280 think.
*goes up in value*
Artist: that’s...not the point I was making
No that was
@@powerpowerpower just shhh
@@dylanrogers9712 you know nothing about art industry
@@powerpowerpower I truly couldn’t care less to express my knowledge of the art Industry
@@dylanrogers9712 that might be a surrealist move yea
The fact that the artist made the people and the new owner feel what the girl that lost her balloon felt!
Damn, that's a great interpretation
Please finish your sentence.
If that was part of his intention he is an artist in more ways than just skill, even if he didn't like the other guy said, really cool interpretation.
🤯
I like your thinking
This guy.... Is a genius
I think this was brilliant. For me, the shredding of the painting doesn't diminish the value of the painting one bit. I wouldn't be suprised if the painting actually increased in value. But I'm not an artist/collector, so what do I know?!
@@secretshopper3195 you're absolutely right I think it actually asked to the picture I actually like it now more than before
@@secretshopper3195 shows how childish the artist is... deserves the buyer right.. hope he lost 1 mil
That one just became iconic... So that just doubled its value
shut up you buy subs
The artist is an absolute hero. The art he made, he wanted it to be for everyone and not sold in an auction for ridiculous prices, so he pulled the best prank to prove his point. Such a legend
Did the auctioneers hold him at gunpoint and force him to sell the painting?
@Avi avi he didn't own the piece. He sold/gave it to someone personally, and eventually that person gave it to the auction to profit. This stuff happening is why he doesn't sell at all anymore.
it's so sad that the stunt just made it worth more too because people missed the whole meaning
I agree but ironically, the price went up to $21-23 million several years after this incident. Was this all part his/their plan?
@@SamLeaArt Doubtful, considering he doesn't get that money. The "owner" of it does, which is not him at this point. Considering how against capitalism in general he is, I doubt he'd be sitting around thinking of ways to make someone ELSE millions.
The artist did something incredible by sharing a important message.
Unfortunately said message fell on deaf ears.
Yeah quite sad
I don't understand the important message, what is it???
Is your profile picture a game character? 😂
U mean.. it fell on rich ears!
@@conejitorosada2326 The original piece is about hope so when it got shredded it’s like hope was non existent or gone
Painting: *shreds*
Everyone: “NO OH NO!!”
The Artist: “It was me Haha!”
Everyone: “Brilliant. I’ll buy it for double.”
NANI ¡!
yeah, he should have burned it. the shredding make it more unique
Or he should shred it into a small pieces
Pretty funny 😂😂😂
@@ScarecrOmega nah prolly could still sell the ashes
Seeing all these rich people freaking out it was so cool.
Tristan i’ll bet that’s exactly why he did it 😂😂😂😂
@@DarkComatose15 exactly!
It's now double its price though so it's a win win
Tristan yas lmao
@@greased4493 sure the piece of art is now more "original", because of this event, so the price high up a lot. Banksy is a genius.
As others have pointed out, for a moment something so precious to you is gone is EXACTLY the feeling of the little girl losing her balloon 🎈. It means so much to her and probably nothing for others. Same with this piece of art. This is genius… just wow. No wonder it has way more value now.
Is she losing the balloon or is the balloon coming to her?
Wooow soo deeep
Yeah I think it just sold for 20 million bucks
It's not that deep, just pretentious.
goofy
This is literally the first time seeing something that is happening just in movies in real life.
How about covid 19
Lol what??
Reminds me of that movie called Now you see me
This is the stupidest comment I’ve read in a while. How did it get so many likes?
@@PJ-io8pl dumb attracts dumb
Painting: Shreds
Price: *Increases*
Banksy: You weren’t supposed to do that
Pretty sure it's intensional now. Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.
Idiot, ya prank back fire on ya. So here's yolks in ya eyes sir
Well it didn't shred completely.
Stonk
He underestimated the stupidity of these artsy people lol
Well, props for the guy who spent years to pull off such a prank
Wasn’t a prank he just didn’t want anyone to make money off his work when he makes nothing
MADLAD _YT how did he know the painting would sell at an auction
Naomi Moore because it’s a good painting and banksy doesn’t want his work to be sold
African Souflet Oh
Well still, props
This is just one of dozens of painting of girl with a balloon. They've sold previously at auction. Despite what banksy says on Twitter I doubt this was set up years ago . Good chance the battery would have died in that time. This painting has been in the possession of the previous owner since 2006. The value of this piece has only increased as a result of this
The feeling of buying something nice and seeing it destroyed is the true form of art. The on lookers all had different reactions, confusion, shock, suprise. What was felt in that room at that exact moment will never be felt more true. The act itself is art.
Bro I can reenact the same thing by destroying my cousin’s xbox. The act is the art my ass
Pretentious snob, shut up
@@starstorm1267 art isnt just fancy pictures
@@starstorm1267but you’re not an artists and you clearly don’t get the significance of an artist “destroying” their own work 3 seconds after it was auctioned off for an insane amount of money.
Thank you for proving that art is infected with moronic nihilism. Banksy isn't an artist, he is a carny.
I both love and hate that it may have increased it's value
Maniac Magge I hate it because it goes against some of the exact points he tries to make.
@@BMarie774 Double confirmation of general capitalist weirdness IMO
@@BMarie774 I don't know if Banksy realized that his act would be considered an iconic piece of cultural history...this is now an infamous statement, and he's likely also elevated his notoriety, whether he intended to or not
Maniac Magge love your name
Oh I love it, I hope these people never change ,cause I'm on my way and show me the money .
"No one really cares about the art anymore, all they want to know is how much they'll make from it." -Carl Manfred.
NFTs... Especially stolen NFTs...
David Cage, you've done it again
Modern art has become a very effective tool for money laundering. That's why we see garbage bins being sold with price of 50 000 dollars.
That was always true
the real art now is hent- i mean puppies
Artist: *shreds artwork to make painting worthless
The people: “I shall take it for 4 times the original cost”
Should have burned it
@@mr.banana2370 they gonna buy the atomic carbon ashes by addition of 69th the original price
It kind of makes sense.. the story behind the painting now has more value, and that transfers to the overall value of the piece.
Then why did the artist sell it for money?
😂😂😂 I read that in my head with a British accent
Best purchase he ever made. That just went up to 5 mill the second it was shredded.
Banksy: making art shred because it was sold.
Painting: *increases in value*
Banksy: am i a joke to you?
Ya, like he should get the money, or at least s HUGE percentage
Bilal Ghafoor I mean he had to paint it and sell it right?
Banksy: next time he’s going to make a painting explode
@@djmicth4150 😂😂😂
@Mochi Mochi really? Because most famous painters never seen a dime from their art most sell after the artist dies. And if you want to really get into it what about recording artists who don't own rights to their music or writers who don't own the rights to their movies. This is the real world and it happens all the time. And exactly like someone else said the artist had to have sold it for it for it to have gone to auction.
It's like the artist is saying:
"If I can't have it, no one can!"
Hell yeah 😂😂
I want it, I think it looks better, adds more emotion to it like the kid letting go of the balloon, the shred says that everything doesn’t last forever
That's a song
@@TheKing-cc6il havent thought of it like that
Yeah huh I own that now
The artist shredding his art: It's not about the money, it's about the message.
The painting going up in value: It's not about the money, it's about even more money.
Damn that's deep
Lol true tho
@@Casteray It's not deep. The first part is a misquoted line from a movie.
“It’s about the message” yeah no duh, the point of most art/performances is to convey a message - that doesn’t mean money doesn’t play a factor.
I don’t even know what the second point of this comment means. If it’s about “even more money” then it’s still about money?
How someone can call this deep is beyond me
@@PhilosophyofElivagar "the point" yeah no duh, it's a joke that was already dumb in the first place.
The humour in my comment was that 1. it was a reference to a movie (The Dark Knight), as was stated. 2. expectations were subverted by expecting something substantially grander than just "money", but instead it was just "even more money"
On an unrelated note, your name made me learn about Elivagar, so that's cool. How'd you come up with the name?
To those who can't understand how this is art and why the value went up:
Imagine yourself as a child, your loving parents just gave you a ballon. You turn away for a split second, and the string slips from your hand. It flies away; you can only helplessly watch as it floats away.
Now, imagine you just spent a ton of money for a painting. The moment they tell you you've just won, the art piece starts to shred.
Both sense of helplessness and resigned loss is felt by both.
What's in that painting is reflected in the buyer, not only were they told the story through art, they felt it in a real way.
This is what these people were bidding on, not just art, but the story, the narrative, the feeling, the experience. Adding to that experience in an abrupt and dynamic way adds value exponentially. That is why the art went up in value. Someone will be willing to pay more to own a piece of that moment captured on partially destroyed canvas.
That being said, they're out of their flippin mind to spend that kind of money on anything to remind them of a memory.
How do people not understand that the entire “fine art” world is for money laundering at this point
I think you've seen too many movies
Trey Peters nah
Trey Peters it’s what I’d do if I had the money 😂, literally works out that way for the loaded
I'm fine with it.
Makes sense. Hell everything else is a lie so this actually answers allot of questions when it comes to „art“ lol
Lol there's a lesson in materialism. They didn't even notice straight away, too busy talking money.
Mickey Pearce To be fair, who would expect that?
YES🙌
Of course theyre talking money, its literally an auction house?
@@BoxxyFan think you missed the point..
@@mickeypearce244 whats the point? Do you even know what an auction house is?
If the shredder was remote control operated, that means he was in the room... 👀 someone check the guest list 😶
they still won’t know plus even if they check the security camera it could be his friend also why not let him remain unknown? it makes him more legendary
I bet whoever took the photo for his instagram was him, if they looked at security footage to see who was taking a photo of the painting from that spot then they'd know
they should just allow them to remain anonymous
He could have hired somebody to do it
Bro he has power and influence he had a proxy or someone o his team there , a plant waiting fr the right moment then sold too risky to pop out like a normal person
Let me tell you something... people love special Art. This is amazing.
I agree!
Banksy: destroys the painting to teach a life lesson.
People: ooooh! Art! Let's raise its price.
Banksy: listen here you little sh...
Your comment deserves more likes
Art people... -.-
Bruh moment
The fact that the piece only shaded half way might mean that the artist at some level expected and wanted that outcome where it's price went up
I honestly think it looks better half shredded and out of the frame like that
I’m more shocked someone paid 1.4 million dollars for this painting.
Anything banksy touch is worth a pretty penny.
There is very little logic behind it. Same with religion, marriage and pineapple on pizza.
@Tea Fresch Wrong, wrong and wrong. So now what? Logic vs no logic, I wonder who takes the cake!
@Tea Fresch I understand you mocking them for disliking marriage and religion but the pizza is where I draw the line.
Ikr they’re all idiots
“Art gets shredded”
Art teachers: AH YES. YOU MUST DISCOVER WHAT IS THE DEEPER MEANING IN THIS PAINTING
LMFAO
Most ppl sitting their dont even understand art they just buy to show off their money😂
@@lordx4641 yeah and some just buy and then sell it again after some time lol
LMFAOOO 😭😭😭💯💯
Student me: to value life
Teacher: no *gives me a F*
What adult me wanted to say: do you know him personally to know the true meaning a hole
Yes I'm nxde
-gidle
For people who don’t know, Bansky is a ANNONYMOUS artist. His AGE is about 40-50 (educatingly guessed). His rule was for his paintings to never be RESOLD, so he installed shredders into all of the frames he put his artwork in. So as soon as it was sold in auction, he triggered the shredder. Now, people STILL do not know who he is. But some say he must of been there to trigger it.
Doodle Reviews oh I thought it was a stupid trick
Damn hes smart af
Where did you find that rule? I thought it had something to do with the meaning of the picture, just as the girl is losing her balloon, the buyer is losing his painting.
He thinks he is some mastemind but he is just as stupid as the persone who paid 1.4 million dollars for just a painting.
How is he stupid? You know that he gets none of that money
"The urge to destroy is also a creative urge"
-Picasso
Indeed.
*Thanos
*Thanos Car
@@bquecha7526 *ThAnOs ShOe
Banksy: “haha I destroy painting pretentious art people try to sell”
“The price likely went up after shredding”
Banksy: :|
Capitalism: ha ha ha the bid goes brrrrr...
*B* ruh moment
@@VicazerOfficial bruhnksy moment 😂
Banksy is making millions with his art. I'm sure he knew that this performance would make its price raise. That's why the shredder stopped and didn't shredded the whole painting.
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here after watched (G)IDLE 'NXDE' music video
“It’s not about the money, it’s about sending a message”
-The Joker
Yeah
@@Entrenched_Human eyy legend
@@Entrenched_Human joker bro nothing, how's life going? Fighting batman all NIGHT aye ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@sovereignboss1841 who told you they fight?
They have a giant orgy with the Bat family
It's funny that the real clown was the people who actually bought the painting.
The people at auction for the shredded painting gonna be like “It RePREsEnTS ThE LoSS Of ChIlDhOOd🤩”
Hope*
@@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 and hope
Or even worse.. understanding that shredding an expensive artwork is a critic on materialism and then...
use that same interpretation to raise the value of said destroyed artwork 4 fold.
Art and money have a very weird relationship.
@@sevnesioran6193 yeah the value goes up considering its way more famous now
Lol
The person who shredded it really knows the true meaning of art: expression, not value.
Yeh but artists got to eat you know. Sure it would be great if you can paint for passion, but you gotta feed your belly at the end of the day.
@@RiseUpToYourAbility except that the artist is rarely the one making the money
Keep saying that while the person who sold an expensive painting buys a new ride
Ofc they did, it was the Artist who made it
Except in this day and age it might be necessary
They just don’t know when to stop, do they? - “Oh, it’s part of the artist’s intention, so it’s part of the art. That makes it more valuable!”
This obsession with value is a sickness!
In anyway you think about it, literally all anything is is its value. The obsession isn't sick, that's literally the entire point of anything
Almost everything, especially art, is relative.
He underestimated pretentious r rich people. Now they’re willing to pay more for it lmao
I don't think he did, its obvious if Banksy pulls off a stunt like this it will be publicized worldwide, it's clear the piece would be more valuable afterwards, one thing I would like to know is if it was supposed to shred the whole way.
i mean banksy is just as pretentious so
He knew exactly what he was doing and what the end outcome would be
@@realvampman1619 fair enough, thanks for letting me know.
@@realvampman1619 And I think just because it hasn't shred completely it went up in price, otherwise I can't think of how it would be worth more.
banksy did this because he doesnt like his art to be sold- he makes his art for everyone to enjoy,,, thats why he does a lot of graffiti- so that many people passing by can enjoy the art work
Why was it on auction
@@clashnemesis3635 That art piece is VERY famous, thus very expensive. Like OP said he does a lot of graffiti which makes his work free real estate for whoever owns what he drew on who sell it to art auction houses.
@@june1322 Banksy confirmed himself as a man YEARSSS ago
@@june1322 Because Banksy's real name is Robin Gunningham, that's why.
@@greva2904 yes i know, it was a joke
Props to Banksy, he doesn’t get any money when his art is sold for millions so he destroys it. as an artist it hurts to see your work go to waste but it’s better than other people getting paid for your work.
how did they get his painting in the first place tho?
That wasnt the point !
LMAO dude. Banksy get hundreds of thousands from his art. And this stunt just made him millions.
@Gamer 2.0 not unless a non auctioner bought it from him then sold it to an auctioner.
He’s a graffiti artist
The dude that made this is a mad scientist and I want to donate to his cause
what actually triggered the mechanism? was he hiding among the audience with a remote? lmao
I was *scrolling for this* comment/question‼️ 😅 I literally asked aloud, “...but how did he detonate⁉️”
@@BL3SSed-Bliss me too but no answer, this was obviously a stunt of some kind, probably fake
He said he was there or something
It's remote activated
@@hollow173 yeah thats the only logical way i see
Thats a really long-lasting battery
Lmao
Lmaoooo
Lmaooooooo
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Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo
Banksy: Destroys his art because he wants people to enjoy them and not to buy them.
People: I’ll pay 18x for that shredded piece
I bet someone would still pay for it
even if it burned down.
Profit off of human stupidity, it's great money.
Uh, banksy very much wants to sell his art lol.
Oh yeah because his art is so enjoyable 😩😩
@@CTOOFBOOGLE no he doesn't. My teacher has actually gone to see him and talked about how he doesn't like how rich people make money off his art that is for the people. Which is why he made a portrait just to shred it. It should be illegal how they keep taking his art. He gave this one to them however
I love how the narrator repeatedly says "he claims", over footage of him actually building the shredder into the frame.
Banksy has many times said his art is for the people and not for individuals. So seeing him do this is fresh take on the "Hands off"
"is not about the money... Is about sending the messege..." -Banksy
@@Voldrim359 I am pretty sure that is jokers quote but it can be both
but there's a reason it's on auction. he gave it away if im not mistaken lol
The problem is that his "art" is not art.
@@Gabriel-jg5wh he gave it to the art museum for everyone to look at not for just one person to have thus why he shredded it after it "sold"
Massive respect for this guy, he wants people to respect the art work itself, not just to be sold as an expensive item. So if they didnt see it how he wanted them to, no one could have it
Yeah...I would take a good painting rather than buy one
I think your over thinking it
And apparently the price even went high up after that...
Mi
yeah, and im sure thats the original painting in there being shredded..massive respect indeed
He was probably thinking, “if this ever gets into the hands of abunch of snobby rich people in suits at at auction just shred it infront of them”
Or he was thinking of the value of his work and publicity, although that's unlikely.
State the obvious. 🤣 I reckon he was thinking about rainbows and butterflies when I built it 😂😂
He/she should've known that this would increase value.
0:53 its a quote from his Instagram
he is a renown snobby rich person
The concept is simple but what I want to know is who set it off? There’s no way it was on a timer. Someone had to have remotely triggered the shredder.
art makes no sense, like how can people draw a picture and sell it for millions like???
Can we get 5000 subscribers with no videos? Like I can probably draw like a freakin’ circle and it’ll sell for 1 million dollars
A kid could litterly draw a picture with a scribble on it and sell it for a couple thousand dollars as long as it's like 10 centuries old
How can you incorrectly use the word like twice in one sentence?
Watch Adam ruins everything and you'll understand
Banksy face has never been seen that's why
And the fact that no one knows who Banksy is in this day & age of cameras & social media makes him even more amazing.
@@reacelewis296 ok 1 month old account
@@reacelewis296 I know banksy real name. It’s...
Elon Musk
His name is Sebastian Hastings
Whats so special about him
@@Ln384 well its more of how infamous his paintings have become (in a good way), each have meaning and the cool thing about it is how no one can predict where and when his next piece would come.
I guess you can say that that auction went to....
SHREDS
I’ll go home now.....
wait come back I like your puns
Welcome home
That was amazing
Lol😂
Garbage
How did Sotheby's get the painting if he didn't want it sold? They didn't have their experts remove it from the frame to verify it's authenticity before auctioning it?
All seems a bit fishy to me...
Painting shreds
Auctioneer: "... INCREDIBLE! THE VALUE HAS TRIPLED!"
Lol. Its true.
God damn it
He invented Troll art,👍 double meaning, balloon 🎈 going going gone and auction going going gone then art work going going gone, creative.
Tampatec Marcel Duchamp invented troll art when he submitted a urinal to a show
Troll art was invented when modern art was invented, not Banksy lol
Yeh
*_AWWW YEA_*
kobe robertson
*_NEVER_*
Maybe if I shred my grades,
They too will have a better value???
MusZico13 ahaha if ur kidding delete that reply 🙃
Shredded Fs stay Fs
@@raneenmustafa1561 lmao
Your grades have to have value to begin with. That’s not a jab at you, but the education system.
@@MCBart78 true.
I feel bad for the people who think this is real.
Banksy: Shreds painting to pull a prank for banter
Art Teacher: Now I want all of you to write a 2000 word essay on why he did it and especially elaborate on how the shredded paper represents the torn feelings of happiness and sorrow in the artist's life
😂
😂😂
Lol this is accurate😂
Also english teachers 😂
dude you summed up my school expirience, i hate those day dreaming tripping balls writers
I swear I will never understand art... you can nail grilled cheese to a door and sell it for $35k
Brilliant idea!! I will try that this weekend!
Sounds like you pretty heavy in the game allready
@Thomas Honeycutt 65 thousand
@-_-OOF oof 101 thousand
1000000000$ for you
Banksy : shreds his painting
*sees the price of it going up*
Banksy : stop it,get some help
lol literally, the hell is up with these people?
I'm the 300th like on my on comment yay lol
In it's shredded form, it will start to deteriorate quickly. Good luck keeping the value up on a jangled ball of material.
There's always the theory he did it intentionally knowing that the price would go up 🙃
No matter what banksy intended, it really does say a lot about how we value things.
Maybe this is where (G)-idle got their idea for Nxde 😂😂😂
Yes, did you finished the music video? because in the end of the video they said it's one of the inspiration
@@naniyomihayo8501 yes yes i did!!! WE STAN (G)- IDLE
Banksy: HAHA! Now no one can buy it!
People: *”We don’t do that here”*
Also people: **DOUBLES PRICE**
*SHREDDED BANKSY PAINTING UP FOR AUCTION DOUBLE THE PRICE!*
I want to like but i’m afraid to RUIN the 666 likes lmfao
I put the 1000nd like!
Yayyy.
🙏🥀♥️🥀🙏
This shredded piece is now being sold for 25M! As of October 2021
The first time I seen it I was thinking they're watching the value of their purchase skyrocket. If I'd been they, I'd have been laughing me ass off. Lol.
@@wfcoaker1398 if it got completely destroyed it might have not sold for as much
@@tijmen131 true, but just put it behind some glass. The story adds to the allure of the painting.
Imagine being so rich that you could waste millions on shredded paper
@@Nonexistent_Music Imagine how much more it's worth after it's shredded.
It looks like one of those “deep” emo pictures on Photobucket from 2006, all that’s missing is a quote saying “kIsS mE In ThE RaiN aNd TAkE mY PaiN AwAy”
Jessica Gail lMFAOooooo 😭😭
God yes! 😂😂
How da hell u know those kind of stuffs?
Seriously.. basically the exact same drawing was Bay's "street art" on Switched at Birth.. but her girl had a weapon or something.. not a balloon
lmao 😂😂 but fr the drawing is so basic, like 1.4 mil? rlly???????
1:02 So it's obvious that he excitingly presses a button correct?
Respect cuz they sold something without the artist permission
He dead tho
@@ezzamoonstone7320 LOL
@@ezzamoonstone7320 wut
すごはSUGOHA the artists dead
@@ezzamoonstone7320 no way ,we don't even know who he is
So, in order to activate the shredder he must have been present.
Not really he was watching on video
@@FlynnWho Then how did he activate the shredder?
@@avarmauk It was 2018, how do think? He pushed a button on his phone, it went to satellite, and beamed down to the device inside. WiFi? This technology exists.
@@sibylsaint For that to work the painting would need to be connected to Wifi. I know there is technology that could manage something like you're describing. But I also like to think he was hiding in plain sight.
@@avarmauk It would be cool if he was, yes.
This guy is thinking: “should have gone with the hidden flamethrower.”
Edit: Thank you all for the likes! I am glad we all have similar senses of humor. One love❤️
Yep indeed
Auction number 84, pile of ashes, do I have any bids, $2.5m
$2.6m
$3.1m going...going....gone $3.1m
*Everyone dies after the auction house burns down*
@@j.epstein7723 Turns human ashes into art!
@@thomasz7091 sold! $11.4m
WHY YOU THINK ABOUT NXDE
It just shows how stupid the art industry is.
Nah ! I don't think so .. I have my reasons aligned and once you know it then you won't say that ever
Kristal Meth Little girl reaching for balloon.
*quality*
@@kristalmeth2250 I can name like 50 thousand pixiv and deviantart pieces that deserve more recognition its stupid how art is all about luck rather than quality
As asleep sheep often do, gloss over the fact that art is insurance scam fodder. Owning art is a means for hiding money laundering and shell profits.
@@kristalmeth2250 banana on wall banana on wall
Well, that seemed to have fell apart quite fast.
...to have fallen apart...
@@sainjawoof3506 yeah, I recognized my mistake re-reading this now.
Nobody ever mentioned this, but this gave a really artistic meaning to the girl with a balloon itself. It’s almost as if the painting came alive. The balloon (the painting itself) “flew” away from the girl. Perfect artistic expression by banksy. One stone two birds on what he wanted to achieve.
Yea, no.
@@ImUrZaddy No, yea
@@dmjaxun9848 Yea, no
Psh unreal
You’re overthinking it.
It sold recently for 25k. Wild.
I could make that Exact painting with some stencils and sell it for $10.
Butcha' didn't
Whats stopping you from doing that now?
Thai Tran it’s been three days where’s the picture?
Where
Where
Atleast this a lot better than the one with blue paint all over the canvas. Literally, just a blue paint. No tones, lines, objects nor anything on it. Sold like a thousands/millions. If I'm remember it correctly.
I have one that I will sell to you for $10k. Imagine how much money you will make re-selling it. Just send me the money!
It is the unique stroke that people buy the painting for. It is different from just a paper that has blue paint on it.
Wasn't that because of the unique color of the blue? The artist spent a lot of time making it the bluest blue they could.
Wasn't there a line in the middle?
Still better then the one with white paint. Literally just white paint all over the canvas costs idk some really big amount.
“It’s not about money, it’s about sending a message. -The Joker/Banksy
He just made it more expensive xD
He has the "my art is meant to be admired for a moment" attitude toward his art. Which is pretty cool.
Is that why he intentionally did something to increase the value? Wow, crazy
This is a genius idea.
*watch in horror* - literally a guy standing there laughing his head off.
There
David cheers 👍
David I hate people like you so much..
Whose profile picture have you put
ErlWable My grandma but I replaced her teeth with my grandads false ones.
Banksy didn't want his art to be sold so they got what they deserved
It increased the value of the painting
And you believe that.
Agree- his art is for the world!!! Any funds made off his art should be used towards what he would like them to be used for. Not some rich knob who wants to hold it in hiding and no one gets to enjoy it!
DarkLight Actually, he did claim the art and the shredding! “ Girl with a Balloon” wasn’t that different from the rest of the pieces auctioned. This spray painting from Banksy, an anonymous British graffiti artist, sold for $1.4 million dollars. An alarm sounded, and then the painting immediately started to shred itself.
The shredding and the shocked gasps of onlookers quickly went viral. Banksy soon addressed the affair, posting an Instagram video of him installing a shredder into the frame of the work in 2006 with the caption “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge’ -Picasso.” The artist was praised as a provocateur, unafraid to critique the excesses of the art market.”
It was actually one of his original prints of ballon girl that got shredded. He sells prints through a company and you can buy them online. But this one me was hand painted I think and was the only hand painted one I think.
At 1:03 you can see the auctioneer press the button, shredding the painting. I think he’s in on it
Dude: finally I have the painting
Artist: time for a life time lesson
People: *gasp* that even makes it more valuable!
Dude that has got to be the most satisfying laugh a person could get. Look at all their faces!
And the most unsatisfying disappointment after knowing it will be sold about 4x the price
@@getoutofmyhead373 Why dissapointed? Happy! You profited off idiots
They ain't sellin his stuff
Smart guy. Totally got em, ripped them off big time.
Was that a pun?
Jacob Wageman well to be fair the painting is going to be worth like 3x the value since it will be forever known as the painting Banksy used as a famous prank
It's not real. It's a set up.
Literally ripped them off
I bet he was sitting in that auction and pushed the button
“Art is something that blossoms for an instant before withering away. Art is beauty that lasts for just a moment. To me, the essence of art is - an explosion!" -Deidara
He was a great man.
Josuke!
Was not expecting a Naruto quote but I'm not complaining!
Knew what I was reading after the first few words haha
Megumin: I see you're a man of culture
*Blows up the whole place*
"Buy this place! A place where million and billionares stood before it crumpled to pieces. This is such an art, man!"
Niel Buchanan "this is art attack!"
I love how she says he claims the whole time like it was some other person who actually did it.
Also he definitely knew it would make it worth more but he made a point.
it’s just a regular practice in journalism, it covers her ass in case she says any incorrect or misleading information
Who's here after (g)idle's nxde???
mee😂
Reminds me of Basquiat who painted black over parts of his painting so the owners would never know what was underneighth...often insults against the kinds of people they were...without ruining the artwork itself. Essentially using their own selfishness and obsession with wealth to prevent them from even actually being able to see what they had purchased. The only way to view the whole painting was to make the painting worthless first.
cringe
It only added value. Resold for $25M
underneighth? 😳😳😳 you mean to say UNDERNEATH.
What do u mean by making it worthless?
You mean he did something to make it more unique? And people still boight them? Wow, shocker. Almost like that's literally how it works
Let’s give a round of applause to the creator of this piece he’s been patient
Painting- goes up in value after being shredded.
Auctioner- sells painting again.
Banksy- *detonates bomb*
BREAKING: Ashes of banksy painting reach a record 100 million at auction.
You want me to believe that a battery kept charge connected to a radio receiver that was turned on for years to be activated at this moment? yeah, right.
When this happened I wrote about it only increasing the value of the work. Art is more than just the object, it's the story that comes with it. Doing this only added to the story and the perceived value of the work. I predicted it would probably sell for $25 million. It sold for $25.4 million in Oct 2021.
I also think it was probably Banksy himself who put it up for auction. If it didn't belong to Banksy when it went to auction the owner would have noticed that the frame was three inches thick, had a slat at the bottom of it and weighed far more than it reasonably should have, they would have paid a professional to investigate it and reframe it. It also stopped shredding before being completed, which was likely intentional, because if it had continued the piece would have been in strips on the floor and would likely have been damaged beyond repair.
My belief is that Banksy rigged it, put it up for auction himself and did this to increase its value from $1.5 million to more than $25 million. And good for him. I would have done the same.
Fascinating post, thanks for your insights. Your theory covers how the timing was so meticulous too.
according to some people in the comments, he didnt do it for profit but for people to enjoy, as in for EVERYONE to enjoy, so he shredded the art to hopefully make it worth less
Banksy's lesson to teach pretentious artsy fartsy grifters at auction a lesson did nothing to you. Greed won.
Underrated comment, I was wondering the same thing, how could it happen to be shredded at auction if he was not there to witness it.
@@coolpoolshark Cope.
The world is getting weirder by the second.
Nah man this is beautiful.
Big facts
It's fair to say that it's increased in value because the artist added the final touches to it and now people also realized that the frame is apart of the art itself so it's rebellion has definitely added to the overall package, if a random person did it then it would've been a crime but since it's his original intent it's more, crazy time we live in but I understand if it increased after this prank😂😂😂
It also has an interesting history behind it now, and it's current state kinda tells us of that story. Probably also more of an attention grabber now.
Imagine spending so much money to just buy a painting when you can just print it💀