Ben Eine Quotes
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I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister.
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It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world.
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When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life.
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I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have any idea if anyone actually reads it or pays any attention.
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Street artists want to add something to the environment. They consider the audience, whereas graffiti writers don't care about anyone except themselves, they do it purely for the kick.
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When I started working at Pictures On Walls, I'd been hanging out with Banksy for a few years travelling around the world together painting stuff, and then we moved into a new office and wanted to do screenprinting.
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I did long-term re-insurance claims. Asbestos, health hazards, pollution. It was very boring. But I've got quite a mathematical brain and it paid well.