Ben Eine Quotes
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I got a message from Downing Street that my picture's hanging in the White House. Which is weird.
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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.
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My philosophy through all my work, be it on canvas or on the street, is about pushing boundaries and not going with the flow because everyone else is doing something a certain way.
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An airplane cabin isn't the first place people think of when they choose an exhibition space, but I'm all for doing things differently.
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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 started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister.