I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different… — Ben Eine Adventure Copy Share Image
I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors. — Ben Eine Art 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 Could 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… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world. — Ben Eine Around 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… — Ben Eine Every day 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 Art 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… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
Street art, unlike graffiti, adds to the environment and is a positive experience for the artist and community. — Ben Eine Art 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… — Ben Eine Big 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… — Ben Eine Day 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 Everything 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 Go 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 Back Copy Share Image
I'm always travelling and spend a lot of time in airports so I know what it feels like to get a personal… — Ben Eine Home Copy Share Image
I respect Virgin Atlantic's brave and challenging attitude and the way it goes against the grain, so I jumped at the chance… — Ben Eine Attitude Copy Share Image
I have never voted in any election - I usually have more important things to do, especially since I've had kids. — Ben Eine Democracy Copy Share Image
I was brought up in south London and I started out in the world of graffiti when I was about 14 because… — Ben Eine Gang 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 Art Copy Share Image
I love the process of cutting everything out with a scalpel yourself: I don't want to have my stencils drawn up in… — Ben Eine Can do Copy Share Image
I haven't studied art and I haven't studied typography, but I've still gone out and done it. — Ben Eine Art 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 Change Copy Share Image
I remember finding this book, which showed a New York subway train that had been covered in so much graffiti you couldn't… — Ben Eine Books Copy Share Image
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh. — Ben Eine Friends Copy Share Image