I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
A lot of my paintings have quite negative meanings, but painted in a bright and cheerful way. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I don't get paid for what I do in public places. So I invest the money I earn in galleries back into… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of not going to art school is that you're not taught what you can't do. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Whenever I go anywhere in the world to do a show I try to paint something in the street as well. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Street art, unlike graffiti, adds to the environment and is a positive experience for the artist and community. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Painting on the ground was a cool challenge because you can't just stand back and see what you're doing. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
In certain places around the world, street art is widely accepted and it is part of the urban environment. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
When I started working at Pictures On Walls, I'd been hanging out with Banksy for a few years travelling around the world… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
The art that I do is for the people. It is about engaging a new audience who wouldn't necessarily go to art… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that Abu Dhabi's first piece of street art will inspire the next generation of artists the same way that the… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places - I've painted everything from doorways to trains but have always… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Most people think I do street art, so I do everything for nothing. I'm an urchin who paints walls and does work… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Street artists want to add something to the environment. They consider the audience, whereas graffiti writers don't care about anyone except themselves,… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Street art belongs on the street. But I'm a working street artist and I earn my money selling art in the style… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
When I first got into graffiti I thought it was going to change the world. But when, 20-years-later, it still hadn't, I… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
My philosophy through all my work, be it on canvas or on the street, is about pushing boundaries and not going with… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different to everybody… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could be construed… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I've a lot of respect for what people are doing here in Manchester, to promote the city's creativity and Aviva Investors Manchester Art Fair… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
For me, it's mostly about having stuff on the street. You're walking down the street, you do it every day, and suddenly there's something… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Most people think I do street art, so I do everything for nothing. I'm an urchin who paints walls and does work for nothing.… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
All too often, when people think about art in the U.K., they think London. There's some really great work being produced outside of the… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Street art, unlike graffiti, adds to the environment and is a positive experience for the artist and community. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
You just have to be clever about who you work with. Had I done Gap or H&M, there's no way Louis Vuitton would have… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
David Cameron has given one of my paintings to President Obama. It's quite mad, really. But it's OK. It's not the kind of recognition… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places - I've painted everything from doorways to trains but have always wanted to… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
