Gothamist: Nick Walker (NOT Banksy) On a Roll Citywide

bubblesburst

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:43:21 -0500

Nick Walker who ever he may be rich kid or not has got you guys debating, stirring the pot and that's what Art is about, enlightenment, progression and expression.

bubblesburst

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:37:44 -0500

I think that's the idea "War"; creates money for all concerned.

sonyactivision

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:55:56 -0500

Always remember, the difference between Art and vandalism is MONEY. And that stencil of the Fin de Siecle man blowing up a Banksy 'rat' is a total declaration of war. Banksy will answer and literally blow this fucker back home to Akron.

SP

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:01:27 -0500

I agree with you that Chicago is a nice town. I had a great time during my visit there. It could use a bit more graffiti though.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:55:39 -0500

The best part about posting here is that I live in the midwest so I can't go back to the midwest. I love NYC and Chicago and have vested interest in both. I am above reproach.

tingo

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:53:37 -0500

English upperclass kids with agendas, now all grown up and with a passport.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:46:30 -0500

I live in the midwest. My point is that defacing brick is expensive to clean up. The guy should pay for the cleanup costs. That is my point.

SP

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:32:41 -0500

Just as I said, you have no point. I suggest you move back to the Midwest where you belong.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:26:47 -0500

"Art and vandalism are not mutually opposite terms. Art can or can not be vandalism. Vandalism can or can not be art. Your points are worthless in this regard." stfu

SP

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:25:07 -0500

"not art, it's vandalism, unless the owners agreed to have him paint their property..." Art and vandalism are not mutually opposite terms. Art can or can not be vandalism. Vandalism can or can not be art. Your points are worthless in this regard.

fakenewyorker

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:17:50 -0500

If I had a big ugly brick building or garage doors I'd let this guy paint on it.

Ph

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:14:45 -0500

Ok, I'll admit..that giraffe one is pretty damn cool. I like that he thought that one up.

eyekantspel

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:09:20 -0500

I'm no fan of graffiti, but to me this stuff is in a different league. Still, permission should be obtained by the building owner (unless the place is obviously abandoned or already covered in tags or something). If the building owner doesn't mind, I don't have a problem with it. There is a difference between stuff like this and the crap that hardcore "street art" fans defend, like tags and etchings -- stuff that is just an eyesore and damages property.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:03:39 -0500

It's not vandalism if the owner agreed to it. Then all is kosher. It's still crap though.

chuzzlewit

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:03:05 -0500

the cubic zirconium banksy. he needs to do better than "nick walker" though. how about "wanksy"?

babyhitler

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:01:21 -0500

he's a really poor man's banksy. It looks so shitty in comparison. He's like the paris hilton to Marilyn monroe. Both blonde but in different leagues.

mocanlagunas

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:06 -0500

not art, it's vandalism, unless the owners agreed to have him paint their property... Better vandalism than the f**cking taggers, but still vandalism.

triggerzer0

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:53:13 -0500

I agree. I love this guys work. Much better than social advertising, there is a difference between graffiti and art, and this is art.

PBRK

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:52:34 -0500

But why is no one doing this on the huge H&M walls in SoHo?

SP

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:51:01 -0500

I'm torn about this. On one hand, my roots as a graffiti writer tell me that he is a biter, on the other, my training as an artist and my education in art history tell me that he is sort like Georges Braque to Banky's Picasso. Regardless of this conflict, I love his work. Would be awesome if he and Bansky could team up and bomb the city together. I bet the shithole where Matty et al. live could use some paint.

jenchungsgrammar

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:49:54 -0500

yeah fuck graffiti! lets have none at all! screw this banal vandalism! that giraffe should be painted over with a big nike swoosh covered by an ad for the gap! graffiti, at least like this, is like advertising but without the materialist overtones. its neat, its creative, and it makes the city less boring. and to your points, i'll also agree that tagging (graffing your name) is dumb and vandalism, but come on, this stuff is good fun.

PBRK

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:48:52 -0500

He still deserves a beating. We have to keep it real.

lombardicus

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:36 -0500

No doubt I'd feel differently if he tagged my house, but I have to say, both those are pretty damn cool looking.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:43:41 -0500

I mean you have a name, evidence of a crime committed as well as the location of said crime. I would call the landlord and tell him that the 20,000 dollars in clean up costs he's going to incur on this will be payed for by Nick Walker.

jaja007

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:41:23 -0500

I think people who deface other people's property should have the word BUMLIFE tattooed on their foreheads.

matty

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:57 -0500

I hope this was forwarded to the police.

tom traubert

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:31:46 -0500

When seen, please hit him in the head with a brick.