Street Artist Banksy Attacks Advertisers

The words of Banksy, the artist most famous for being anonoymus and putting art on buildings and signs around the world, appeared in a graphic textual ad recently. The quote, in the shape of a Coke bottle, attacks the world of advertising, claiming that they "re-arrange" our world so that we can see their products, so we don't need to ask permission to use their imagery or content to our liking. This statement can go either way: Advertisers definitely don't want you pulling content off of their websites or billboards or copying text or images and attributing them elsewhere. On the other hand, you can see the ads as inspiration and use the ideas (with creative interpretation) as your own work. Aren't we meant to be inspired by the world around us? Public advertising makes ideas readily viewable and up for interpretation.
Note via designtaxi.com: This quote was originally attributed to an essay written by Sean Tejaratchi, a graphic designer, in 1999. If Banksy did in fact plagiarize parts of this text, the argument could be raised that he was supporting his point about not having to ask for permission to use this text; if the essay was published, it became public, and therefore ok to use. However, this is Tejaratchi's personal work, so it probably wasn't a good idea to snatch it without credit, even if you are a world-famous artist.

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