Banksy publishes video detailing auction stunt plan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2018
- The anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has published a video detailing how he installed a shredder into the frame of one of his best-known works, Girl With Balloon.
The piece was the final item in an auction at Sotheby's in London on Friday night and its sale price equalled the artist's previous auction record of £1.04m. Just moments after it was sold the piece self-destructed
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Ppl don't realize that when a painting goes for millions, the artist usually sees none of that because it's being resold.
if i sold it i would see the money because if they dont pay they wont get the art.
@@itsbayside6802 ya but say people buy yours for 5$ but resell them for 1m$ you'll only see 5$ tho
banksy sees a lot of it. normal artists dont see money, but Bansly is a scam
I don't know understand what you're trying to get across here. Are you trying to say that big art houses, collectors and museums profit at the expense of the actual artist? Given that all the pieces being sold were acquired legitimately, the question of who profits the most off of a sale depends purely on who had OWNERSHIP of the painting. If an artist sells one of his pieces to a collector for $10 and the collector turns around and is able to fetch $1 million at an auction, then it is purely the fault of the artist for undervaluing his own piece. You can't really blame someone for selling something in his possession for as much money he can possibly get. It's not as if wealthy collectors are stealing artwork from struggling artists and reselling them.
@@andrewpark2361 No, you don't understand. And you never will. Stupid.
Best. Troll. Ever.
Donald Trump is the best Troll the world has ever seen
Slow clap.
trolling the public. because for the rich men at the auction this is the best that could happen. the auction house knew this was prepared. or do you think they dont revise every piece to the detail? would they miss the mechanism inside? lol . this is just a trick for promotion. the media gave them free promotion. congrats, you all fell on it
troll? no. merchandising genius, yes
Banksy is not a single human, Banksy is a group of people (elites rich rebel childrens) trying to sell children paintings as art
I don't even care who he really is, I just think he's a cool dude.
he´s a scam making a businesses on ¨Im against the capitalism¨ what an hypocrite
@Berzerk Llama someones a sheep
@@Rob_Nasty No he's a llama.
Analisa Melano... he's not really against capitalism... he just tells you what it is.
True story bro
Should've put in a cross shredder so it turned it into confetti pieces. It's probably gonna be worth even more now that it wasn't completely destroyed and still frame-able.
I'm betting that was the point.
I thought that his intention was to destroy the painting so that it could not be sold by someone else who'd just taken it from wherever he left it.
@@Centermass762 and it looks way cooler imho
He said that was his intention but the painting stopped half way through the shredder and now it's worth double what it was. Is that a coincidence? Who knows, but it seems too sketchy to be.
@@Centermass762 indeed. And what battery did that thing run on, anyway ? And how come nobody wondered about a big wide slot at the bottom of the frame ? Or about the weight of all that gear inside ?
He does know how to keep it interesting, doesn’t he...
My guess is that the original rolled to a spool, and shredded copy unrolled from the spool. Obviously the blades are not in a configuration to cut the painting. The effect is probably re doable by reversing the motors resetting it to go again.
You don't actually need a battery for the shredder. Wind-up would do the trick. BTW, Li-ion batteries keep their charge for ages.
@T Web there were lights in the frame, justifying the need to keep it powered.
no he doesnt, he just do this to make stupid people feel impresed.
The so called "shredder" also has the ability to shift the picture as it ejects it, almost as if there are two pictures (one being pre-shredded).
That's exactly what this is. It's actually more clever than a shredder because not only does it dispense a shredded picture, but it is also synced up to conceal the real artwork out of sight. Its just a shame that the final polish was lacking.
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The auctioneer clearly pushes a button before the painting is shredded, watch his hands at 0:38
xXSmores4LifeXx MSP I saw it
Wtf yes
It's not exactly "clearly" .. his hand isn't visible or any button that you're claiming about
Banksy is brilliant... always a step ahead of the norm.
The look of the guy on the phone when it's starts shredding 😂🤣
I wonder how Banksy did it technically. I mean, hiding the mechanism within the frame is one thing. Another is to have a battery which lasts long enough to do the job once the picture's auctioned off - and on top, he must have included a radio receiver to receive the signal from wherever......
Banksy didnt do anything, this would have been Operated on a queue from a radio, 2 copies of the art are inside 1 unshredded one shredded, once someone initiates the remote after sale, the spool rotates to hide the real and reveal the half shreded one, then radio in to tell the two actors to walk it "back stage to check on it"
This could be more considered performance art as it was all planned in advance
I want to see how they explain. the blades cut in that position.
Blades sideways to the paper right up against the back with no system to feed the paper through. The video of the construction has all sorts of problems.
Well it wouldnt. When he triggers it they plank turns into the correct position
You interweave the piece between blades. Easy.
And how would the blades turn? They are pressed between a wood block and a steel plated.
@@lambertlum1087
they don't turn, they stay still and cut as the paper comes down. you're welcome
that broad walking away from the painting, was fabulous , " it wasn't me " ha ha ha
They knew. Beeping means a bomb. Not ‘hey let’s grab the frame.’
The person who came up with this publicity stunt is the real genius
Yeah this was a unique one the terrible acting in the beginning is quite cringey though that was not what the real mechanism would look like (but in hindsight you dont have to show much more than blades for the effect)
what an art stuntwork Bansky! the girl lost her head and the balloon is loose ;-) Love this
Blades wrong way around to cut!!!!!! Spontaneous combustion works a treat. Don't believe the hype on this stunt though
Exacto blades cut from both sides moron. He put them in upside down because the wider end of the blade would be more likely to catch the edge of the canvas as it descended than the thin tip.
But they're facing flat as appose to against the paper. I don't really get how it could cut the paper as it was just going flat along it. Also I'm curious of how it was powered, the battery lasted years waiting for the day? Something seems a lil fishy.
Those who can, do; those who can't, criticise.
@@XusernamegoeshereX Straight down cut from the orientation of the blades isn't happening here. They way it's done here would not of cut anything. Use what's inside your head and think about it...
Actually it would work. The paper doesn't go completely horizontal across the blades. The paper is bent over the tips of the blades and when the roller rolls, the tips shred the paper - not the blade's sharp edge.
Imagine if someone purchases a UFO 🛸 illegally than it will self destruct out of “Enemy Hands”.
Nice move banksy art is for all not the elite
@T Web How though? Wouldn't someone have tracked him down by now?
this stunt will trpile the value, the elite just got richer.
The word bank is 67% of the name banksy and comes first. You should know a troll when you see one.
Banksy Is the system bro
Rob Malers, your naiveté is showing.... only the lets can afford what this cost to buy
The geeza pushes a button after hammering down.
"Laughing all the way to the banksy."
The auctioneer pushes a button, I'm pretty sure of it
He does, @40s. Then turns smiling towards the artwork. Great publicity stunt
Does look like he pushes something
0:39 yeah.. he moves the hammer to the other hand to push a button
MisterL2 - maybe that was Banksys demand when he made the painting. That it would “self destruct”
he's killing the telephone lines after he dropped the hammer that nobody can say afterwards 'but I made the last bid!'
So, what you have is a couple of dozen scalpel blades laid out flat and then, as far as we can tell, clamped up with a flat steel bar. Which is to say each in line with the one before. Odd that such an arrangement could cut the strips we saw hanging below the picture frame dont you think? There is more to this than meets the eye.
No, you waited for THIS auction house to go at it didnt you ahaha.
THAT was funny!!!!!
I didn't know the work of art didn't shred all the way, that kinda sucks that it didn't.
Anyone notice the blades on the frame were facing sideways...
A genius, literally.
Never put your winky in a piece of art
The art world isn't in shambles. Everyone wants it now. The painting is now valued at over 2.5 million and rising. People want that frame with half a picture and a shredded bottom half for some reason.
Someone please turn this into curb your enthusiasm meme
DOES NO ONE NOTICE THE XACTO BLADES ARE SIDEWAYS????
Nothing funnier than seeing bourgeois faces frowning in despair...lmao.
It's all rigged. Such a weak gesture it's kind of sad.
well ... he does not need the money anyway 😂😂😂
Please give him a beer
It will be even more valuable now. The first self-destructed art
too many witnesses.
I don't understand how a row of scalpels would cut the canvas when they are lined-up in a row like that.
the balloon heart remained
And the troll World Champion of 2018 goes to Banksy! respect brother!
So, considering the way the blades lay flat, HOW did it slice the painting?
Link to the original video?
Can we get 5000 subscribers with no videos? It’s on his Instagram I think
Now he must put all each single piece in each frame
Classic! Thank you Banksy.
Smug self-promotion being the main ingredient of modern british art.
Ouch! Are your hraithian daubs not selling so well? Yawn to you my lovely.
I always thought that Banksy was really American politician Herman Cain.
The Art of Marketing ♥
Anybody studying that ring he wore?
Top tier trolling 👑
Recorded horizontally😀👍
Link to BANKSY’s video?
how are those blades supposed to cut exactly with them running parallel with the paper?
This is genius. I am sure the painting will be worth more after this to be honest.
This is brilliant 😂 Since the artist either way wouldn't have gotten a penny of what the seller would have received. This shows brilliantly that artists are not really happy about other people making a lot of money from reselling their art 😉
The shredding is totally fake! The portion above the frame, before it gets shredded, and the strips coming out of the bottom dont register. The painting, has probably been rolled up into the bottom of the frame; and precut shredded strips unrolled from within.
Well done that man.
That's nonsense. Curled paper retains its curled shape, refusing to lie flat. Have you never bought a poster? Don't you remember how infuriating it is to unroll your poster when you pull it out of the tube? If the paper comes out straight, then it must have been stored straight.
Lambert Lum except this is canvas not paper. It’s a pretty simple “magic” trick. The real painting is rolled down to show the false back of the frame. The shredded painting is behind the false back and is rolled out the bottom.
Let’s see the video where they inspect the “damaged” painting. Oh wait there isn’t one because there wasn’t a painting shredded at that auction.
Also paper shredders use rollers not exacto blades. Also also blades cut with the cutting edge not the side as oriented in the behind the scenes video. You’d think the worlds most infamous stencil maker would know how an exacto works.
Sorry bud but this is all a hoax.
Derek Stone. Are you suggesting that Banksy produced a 2 for 1 deal? Buy one painting, second one is hidden within? That runs counter to Banksy's anti-capitalist social commentary.
You are correct about rollers. Shredders use rollers, not blades. It might be possible that the blades are a dummy feature to prank people who are gullible enough to believe that blades run shredders. My current thought is that the blades are there to guide the paper path, but I have to admit I don't know why the blades would have a sharpened look.
In any case, let's wait a few days for the damaged painting to be revealed. There will probably be future footage of someone restoring the painting, gluing the ribbons to a fiber backboard.
sdm465 but it’s nice to honk of it differently
How did the shredder turn on at the exact moment the painting was sold? Was there an accomplice in the audience with a remote or something?
twist...the whole thing is now worth triple.
in fact this painting is gonna be more worth than before
Wow! Bansky is one unique person!
Awesome. Just awesome.
That 'stunt' is real art.
"It was built into the artwork in case it would be auctioned" - so presumably it had to ready to fire at some unknown time in the future.
How was it powered (how did the power supply survive the unknown time to auction)?
How was it triggered? (How did it know when it had just been auctioned?) and how much power did the triggering mechanism consume while waiting?
How was it not detected?
There is battery technology that could run a low power receiver for some time. I've sen it run microcontrollers in sleep mode for some time. A very simple receiver perhaps that powers up very occasionally? A VHF FM receiver on LiIon technology would only last a day or so, so it would have to be very simple and very well designed.
Money’s not everything people. But a good laugh is!!!!😜👍Banksy!!!
how did he timed the shreder?
Banksy isn't a person. Banksy is a marketing team.
King Arthur, Robin of Sherwood, Jack the Ripper, and Neil "Evelyn" Banksy. The legends are accelerating; we are nearing the end of times...!
Video detailing the auction plan ... Oh really!
I still dont know how the blades cut the kanvas. The blades are sideways, how?
How did he trigger the shredder?
This has all been put in scene.
Har,har,har...Dirty Cat Karlo Laughing....!
He didn’t anticipate that it would be worth more now that he did it.
Art should be freely available to everyone.
As soon as the auctioner hit the gravel you can see his right hand reach under the podium . He probably flipped the switch for the art to be shredded. The auction house was probably in on it too.
look all this self promotion!
U poor an jalous
@@txtpeer5179 you cant be more basic right? There are many good artists and rich people that earned their fortune properly and they deserve it. Banksy is just a clow and an hypocrite
In a couple of years it’s probably (the now shredded picture and the frame) going to be sold for a even crazier price because now there’s actually a story behind it
Now this painting might actually surge in value thanks to all this publicity. Interesting to see if this will actually happen or not.
As if I couldn't love Banksy anymore.
Now its price is doubled, maybe trippled.
That wasn’t a Picasso’s quote
Genius
Banksy was in the room.
I think it costs more shredded now
Now worth more half shredded as a work of performance art. Auctioneers knew it. Banksy knew it. Press probably knew it. Very cool idea.
How did he operated that remotely?
How was that shredder activated on cue though?
Remote
What kind of power source he use? I mean if it went that far it probably took along time. Most batteries would just die.
1) The blades are facing the wrong way.
2) Shredders don't even use fixed blades like that because it wouldn't work.
3) Sotheby's wouldn't miss a shredder built into the frame with wide entrance and exit slots.
The "behind-the-scenes" video is nonsense and either Sotheby's was in on it or they are incompetent idiots who shouldn't be handling high-end artwork.
And isn't this just a print anyway? The original work was painted on a wall. Who would pay for a print?
Also, the picture frame is somehow backlit with no mains lead
adam davis. The picture frame is not backlit. There is a square shaped light that is pointed at the painting. Re-watch the video and you will see the square light illuminate the wall when they pull down the frame.
Reckless Ted. And how would you distinguish the weight of a shredder hiding in a frame from the weight of solid wood frame? There is no way for Sotheby to detect a shredder unless they were given advance information to look for a hidden compartment.
You are correct about the blades. Shredders use meshing rollers to shred paper. The blades are lying flat, so that would indicate that the blades are intended to guide the paper path, not cut the paper.
@@lambertlum1087 no way mate, the auction house must be 100% sure of the authenticity of the item on sale. It would have been inspected and verified by experts. They knew about the frame. They are totally in on it, as was the 'buyer' I expect.
Performance art
Honestly, I think this made the piece even more expensive. Added behavioral art for free!
So many butthurt people in this comment section.
1. Yes, the batteries could of lasted this long. (If they didn't, they've probably been replaced).
2. I believe the auction house might of been in on it (As people have pointed out, it does look like the auctioneer pressed a button at around 00:40. If he didn't, the auction house may have checked the painting prior to sale anyway).
3. The blades cut both ways.
4. You didn't see a clip of the completed frame, you don't know how it works. (You can guess, but you don't know 100%).
5. The angle at which the paper goes through the 'shredder' makes a difference.
6. If you don't like it, then fair enough. He didn't make it for you. But that doesn't mean it isn't art.
7. It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Just because you don't think it's worth £1million and can't handle jealousy, doesn't make it worthless.
8. Just because you don't know the identity of Banksy, doesn't make him a corporate monster.
9. Yes, the art piece really did get shredded.
how do you know 9.?
It would ruin the legitimacy of the piece. (You'll also be able to go see the shredded piece this weekend at Sotheby's.).
Think, if you were Banksy, would you place a second piece of art? I sure know I wouldn't.
Could’ve. Might’ve.
chris toey - See, I could’ve used those... But I might of wanted people to pronounce the words separately.
Or, I could’ve just forgot to shorten them because my mind went blank... Who knows.
I am confused by that razor blade alignment. I don't see how razors sideways would do anything. I am guessing that might be why it stalled halfway?
Those shredded pieces would worth 3 times as much
Das nenne ich einmal gelungene Kunst!
I bow to his conceptual genius and blatant disregard of consumarism. He is brilliant.
This was the most fantastic stunt ever pulled. It goes for £650k and immediately he presses the button to shred it 🤣🤣 hope they had sticky tape ready 👍
Where does it 'detail' how he did it? So it had a battery that lasted 'a few years' and it just happened to go off when the gavel came down? It was sold on Banksy's behalf and the person filming the outside of Sotheby's and the shredding of the picture clearly triggered the shredding mechanism remotely. As someone who's followed the UK street art scene from day one it's no secret that Banksy is Massive Attack's 3D/Robert Del Naja. Can't believe a stenciller convinced the world he was an artist. Priceless. Literally.
Now put it back on the auction block it's worth another million now with the story behind it.
So classic man. Absolutely MAD LAD! Love that Soethby's gets to eat it on the profit. LOL
In 1 woord... geniaal
This is art now? Am I the only who thinks this is absurd?
microspect You certainly aren't. It's absolute nonsense. This man is a great self publicist but an indifferent artist. Modern, so called art is nothing of the sort. Even the Government Art Collection is full of this nonsense. When I started working in the Diplomatic Service in the 1970s we had fantastic art in our embassies. By the time I retired a few years ago, we were having installations and other nonsense foisted on us. Governments wasting tax money on cool stuff. Bah!
Art belongs to the masses