I'll give it to the guy in the video knowing his history, and keeping it somewhat unbiased. Oh yea, as long as we're all picking sides. Team Robbo.

Bansky is a Street art legend. Robbo/Robber is a graffiti king.

banksy is not even a graffiti writer lol

@mackspowah3281

3 жыл бұрын

Stencil artist for hipsters, Team Robbo worldwide

@Vekikev1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mackspowah3281 two different types

@flower-ld5id

2 жыл бұрын

I believe he was for a while in the late 90s, there's pieces he did alongside Inkie iirc. 3D and others in Bristol were also using stencils before banksy and I assume this was an influence on him

@BillOdyssey

Жыл бұрын

@Cubing and gd Nah

@pl0mp378

Жыл бұрын

@@Timmyo123eee *was (if that)

Just learned about this today....so freakin' cool. Respect to both artists and RIP Robbo!

REST IN POWER. KING ROBBO.

@TGSoup

9 жыл бұрын

REST IN PAINT King ROBBO

@ethanacheson6638

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Porter screw robbo

@kushking5354

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanacheson6638 get yersell tae fuck

Rest in paint bro. Team robbo👌

Great little insight thanks for making this!

R.I.P King robbo. Sadly missed

Team ROBBO!!!!

@AndreasDelleske

3 жыл бұрын

They can’t even paint one human face.

@fear3127

3 жыл бұрын

Team bobbo??

@rw1606

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreasDelleske Banksy uses stencils that's not art he just fills inside anyone can do that

@AndreasDelleske

Жыл бұрын

@@rw1606 So then, who makes the stencils? And why don't you make millions doing this?

@rw1606

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreasDelleske He makes the stencils, filling in stencils is takes way less skill then free handing a piece that's why most street graffiti writers cant draw a face compared to Banksy because they aren't just filling inside a stencil

1:27 mate, your interpretation of what Banksey did to Robbos peice is way off! The man was painting over Robbo's peice not putting it up. It was a diss. As it was Robbo's last remaining peice still up.

@Rohishimoto

3 жыл бұрын

Nah the original pretty clearly was a guy wheatpasting the graffiti on as if it was wallpaper onto a blank wall. Not him painting over it, unless you're talking in the literal sense obviously.

@ryanph8te367

2 жыл бұрын

Bang on I was there and that’s what it was he fucked robbos work up and banksy got stabbed not long after or beat unconscious can remember

Never heard of robbo but this is crazy ahha, big ups to both graffers!!

I actually love banksy work, but as a writer, and from L.A., that is some toy shit to go over someone who's been getting up way longer than he has, respect.

Does anybody look at this video and think "dang... this is basically a historic video by now" ? I mean, at the time of me watching this for the first time, it's 10/11 years old.

@bezd6893

3 жыл бұрын

frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

@senfone

2 жыл бұрын

metoo

I respect both Robbo & Banksy, but Robbo is a pure graffiti artist whereas Banksy is both a traditional graff artist and a street artist, if you get me. Banksy's murals often have an underlying message and they bridge a gap between the old skool tagging & graff (which Banksy, particularly in his early works, is also known for and he is incredible at by the way) & modern, "urban" art. So, I got much love for Robbo as a graffer, but thought he let himself down a bit here if I'm honest. Team Robbo resorted to just painting over works and petty threats, whereas Banksy, rightly or wrongly, was witty & clever in his manipulation of Robbo's piece. To me, it came across as a publicity stunt, even if it wasn't meant that way. I'd have MUCH preferred Robbo to stick to what he's good at and, rather than just deface Banksy's work, paint something incredible and eye-catching right next to it. The "Blek" insult is just naff in the extreme - Banksy has made no secret of the influence Blek has had on his work and the 2 have collaborated and supported each other, so I don't get what Team Robbo were trying to say. It smacked of jealousy, really. All that being said, Robbo was a pioneer for graffiti in the UK and I will remember him for that and his brilliant artwork, rather than for this silly 'feud' which, in my opinion, did him no favours

@omexhabeshawi6337

5 жыл бұрын

Where is he com from

@high-man6917

4 жыл бұрын

Banksy defaced a true Artist King Robbo is pure no stencils and all truth True Artist vs Sell Out!

@namelesswon

4 жыл бұрын

The medium is the message you dickhead. You are just a marketing pawn to an artist selling you a crappy t shirt slogan. There is no skill in biting French street artist and using a mask, literally. Robin had always been innit for the money and you fools haven been taken in. People who like art don’t like Banksy. He is for tourists and toys.

@danielstevenjanerico7461

3 жыл бұрын

~ Agreed ~ BANKSY / Robbo / DJ Cosmosis ~ Power Of 3 Graffitti Great's ~ Silent Lucidity Affiliated Helper's Of Artistic Graffitti ~

@beebee242

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Robbo comes off as petty. Banksy has more thought, is more clever.

You know I was thinking that more and more as the documentary went on!

I'm a fan of Banksy, just as much as any other street artist. But as much of an "artist" as you want to consider yourself, you're still doing graffiti. Thus, you play by street rules. If you get crossed, you fight back. Much respect to Robbo actually upholding this. Banksy should be on the same level as every other graff writer and street artist.

Robbo and Banksy are two different types of art, you cant really say one is better than the other.

@buenoyqepasa

Жыл бұрын

Robbo

@ejknight88

Жыл бұрын

This comment makes me wish I could “like” multiple times

Lol that typo at 2:59 hahahah..Its "too" late bro!

@mcparodys69

7 жыл бұрын

trackak0s21 get it because robbo is dead

This is an incredible video. I know of Banksy but I never knew about Robbo. Rest In Paint, this wasn’t some silly beef. This was justified beef backed by graff history. Great stuff.

@TheRicharBurke id start with two books which are "subway art 25th anniversary edition" and "how to draw graffiti style by kevin astek fitzpatrick" they both have so much info on the current state and history of the street artforms we see today, and id highly recommend watching STYLE WARS on youtube :) its a must see for all graffiti and street artists or anyone intrested in this subjects, i hope this helps, peace :) - MENT2

Rip king robbo

@wrdloc6376

2 жыл бұрын

RIP🪦

I was devastated to hear Robbo was in a coma :( i hope he gets well soon

@pasteurafrikaner5207

3 жыл бұрын

@Victor Canja you know David Miller Janusz

@pasteurafrikaner5207

3 жыл бұрын

@acid_tripzz1337 you know David Miller Janusz

fantastic thank you

@DD9338 I agree with that to some extend but it is also about history. Think about the robbo piece as if it was the house of your childhood. Now this house wasn't necessarily a beautiful home but think about the memories that go with the house. Your first room, all the christmases and birthdays and all inbetween. If this house now got torn down and replaced with something really "beautiful" would you rather keep the house or would you chose something beautiful but with no soul?

KING ROBBO, R.I.P

RIP robbo

Great reporting!

R.I.P. King ROBBO!If there is someone who deserves tha crown is tha veteran that comes out and fight when insulted even if in tha deep retirement!Much respect for that Legend!Unlike others he died on war!

get well soon king robbo! TEAM ROBBO!!

@2000pandaGamer

9 жыл бұрын

He passed away ;c rip

@SimplyNordish

9 жыл бұрын

PandaGamer Are you kidding? pls tell me you're kidding

@PaigonCrumble

9 жыл бұрын

whosJoshie? nope its true

@SimplyNordish

9 жыл бұрын

:( RIP King Robbo

@adamtheog7505

9 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain how he died?

not to mention almost everything he did was stolen from Blek.

I'm probably gonna get tons of hate for this but in my opinion i respect both of these artists very much and what it is they do, they have so much passion for what it is they do and they take the time to give our streets an extra little bit of flare, oh and as for saying who is the better artist they have both different styles it'd be hard to compare them , i just cant find it in me to prefer one of these artists over the other and you know what i'm glad i cant decide

this guy knows his shit

So why was this Robdork so mad? It's not his fucking wall in the first place. Someone who calls himself a king or a team and writes his name in big childish letters all over the place doesn't strike me as very intelligent. At least there's wit in banksy's work.

@macc9139

8 жыл бұрын

+szametha You obviously don't write, you cant touch anything someone else has done without permission. I'd barley call Banksy a "graffiti artist". He is more of a tourist attraction. Anyone who writes hates him, anyone who follows the art wants to jerk off on his back.

@pl0mp378

Жыл бұрын

lmao, maybe yo should ask yourself why your so mad. anyway, wanksy just copies blek le rat so its not like hes any better

@szametha

Жыл бұрын

@@pl0mp378 Ask yourself why you take the time to react to a 7 year old post 😀. Anyway, point still stands: this is 6th grade level witless doodling. Talking about copying, it's not like nobody ever before painted a name on a wall during the sixties, seventies and eighties.

@3:02 Robbo should be going to grammar school instead of war. Should be "too late" not "to late". hahaha

@high-man6917

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck your Politically correct ass fuck the School system and your Grammer Sonny

@high-man6917

3 жыл бұрын

@Doctor Cough-for-Me you right but fuck That Prissy pussy Grammer art, Art is what You create in your own way how you see it How you want to Put it out there Fuck all that Bullshit!!!

Think there was a robbo piece in a small town called banbury..artwork like his keeps cropping up all over britain.💯💯💯

that pigeon was like.. imma just land here real quick.

All I can see of Robbo is that he wrote his name all over the place.

@copingss6977

8 жыл бұрын

Ur point is???

@karlbjorn1831

7 жыл бұрын

GubsFFA that banskys art had more of a message

@snakm9329

6 жыл бұрын

Jesus WasAnArab wtf... you know nothing about graffiti and the history!

@Alan-mv5ki

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlbjorn1831 It's not about that... I can tell you have never done graffiti

@karlbjorn1831

4 жыл бұрын

@@Alan-mv5ki 2 year old comment btw but point still stands

TEAM ROBBO!!!!!! KILL BANSKY

You guys should watch Exit Through the Gift Shop. Banksy explains it.

Calm with Banksy...just some stencils !..

You seem to know a lot. Robbo is this down to earth guy, who was on the cusp of recognition, and then the other guys took that away from him. Get better soon.

@yeenus3691

Жыл бұрын

rip😭😭

Banksy himself says he is overrated and "Whenever I think I've done something the slightest bit original I realiese blek the rat did it 20 years earlier." Both Robbo and Banksy are very talented, but do you think Robbo would have wrote about him supposidly hitting bansky if Banksy wasnt as big as he is? No of course not. Wish Robbo a speedy recovery, but which one of them will be remebered in 20 years time?

Interesting story my friend.

There is a longer program called graffiti wars if you can find it it goes more into depth about what happened between these two with robbo starring in it just before he died well worth a watch puts things straight!

By the time that Banksy went over Robbo's piece, it was already unrecognisable due to the amount of shitty tags that had already been scrawled over it. If Banksy's piece was a comment on Robbo's at all, it's just as likely that he was satirising the taggers who had completely obscured Robbo's work.

@kushking5354

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck right off have you even see the piece before banksy painted over it

@Catcrumbs

3 жыл бұрын

@@kushking5354 Yes.

team robbo all the way

the street cred bit is more likely to do with the fact banksy was a public school boy than him being from bristol

A family friend of mine is friends with Robbo, he was telling me how this war is going on between Robbo and Banksy. And the Blek le Rat war aswell

It makes me sad to see so many kids these days, calling themselves "graffiti artists" when all they do is scribble their names or the name of some girl. Graffiti can be art, even when it is just a name. A stylish tag, well drawn is not just some bit of scribble that should be painted over, let alone a picture. If anything, that artistic ability should be encouraged and supported. Think of all the plain, ugly walls that could be brought alive with colour, just by naming a theme and letting Artists transform it (I intentionally missed the word graffiti there. An artist is an artist and why not let other local people, who enjoy making art, join in?) . If people stopped treating them like criminals and just asked that they keep in mind, their work will be seen by everybody (so something offensive or obscene would have to be painted over) I think every artist would hit those walls with a passion, trying to make their work the stand out piece of the mural. At the end, there would be a work of art, irreplaceable, priceless and those people formally called criminals would have worked together to make their town a better place. Isn't that what we all need? To learn how to work together and make a better place for us all?

@PrAnG2000

9 жыл бұрын

So tell me, what were Taki 187 and Futura 2000 then??

@lyndaleoliver-musto23

9 жыл бұрын

Well I've never heard of "Taki 187" but Taki 183 and Julio 204 were at the very forefront of the art style, when it was at it's most simplistic. Even so, both tags have precise form and a set balance between the letter and number placement that sets them apart from a plain "scribble". They were prethought and designed to look a certain way, not just scrawled randomly. As with any art form, time has developed graffiti beyond it's simple beginnings to an art form that can be breathtaking, shocking, beautiful, bizzarre, just as any other form of art can be. Futura being a perfect example of this (he no longer uses the 2000) as he is a true artist, of worldwide renown, and has expanded his "canvas" to vehicles, fashion, illustration, advertising and, yes, even to real canvas. Even a basic name Tag in one colour is complex and beautifully rendered. A piece of his art would definitely bring vibrancy and interest to an otherwise dull and dreary area. Personally, there are some of his pieces I would LOVE to get my hands on. I could never afford to but that's the point. You never know what talent lies hidden in your own neighbourhood but if graffiti artists worked together to make works of art in otherwise bleak places, the whole community could share that piece of work. It would be there for everyone to enjoy.

@Alan-mv5ki

4 жыл бұрын

@@lyndaleoliver-musto23 Graffiti just went over your head son. Maybe you want to make beautiful things but it's totally not about that. What you call scribble is probably better than what you would ever do.

Banksy's "global warming" piece was genius and universally understandable. It's embarrassing to know that "Team Robbo" was made up of proper....adults. Haha. Congratulations on that amazing commentary guys.

@mikehawk1011

5 жыл бұрын

@buckets right like robbo putting "its to late" instead of "its too late" was pretty genius

Graffiti is all about ego, who's up the most, who's got the sickest hand style. Graffiti is competitive.

Robbo: Definitely an artist, and a key figure in the '90s culture Banksy: Mainly a 'Blek le Rat' copypaster, but I like the messages to society he writes.

Sounds like Robbo is now riding on Banksy's coattails. Robbo may have been great once, but every dog has its day.

@soak122

7 жыл бұрын

robbo will always be great

@nadinewirsing5745

7 жыл бұрын

qwerty123627 .... you never prepared such stencils did you? it's one hell of work. made a graffiti in a school's wall once with his stone thrower. took ages

@SethBrundleDirtyFly

6 жыл бұрын

fuck banksy

@jasonhinkley72

6 жыл бұрын

fuck wanksy!!#teamrobbo

@jasonhinkley72

6 жыл бұрын

banksy is spit#beatstreet

robbos graffiti is shit and i could do better. banksy on the other hand has the most creative, brilliant, and beautiful graffiti i have ever seen.

@kousbruv2078

9 жыл бұрын

Toy

@garystinten9339

6 жыл бұрын

Robbos dead now.. Chill.

@Alan-mv5ki

4 жыл бұрын

You never could do better. Even Banksy couldn't because that's not even graff

@chalkeywhitey I take that back, not Help For Heroes...It was Combat Stress

I see Banksy pieces sell for upwards of a million dollars. Never heard of Robo before this...

banksy is much better than robbo I'm sticking with him

Banksy is an actual artist. I love graffiti but I can bet you money they aren't going to be talking about Robbo in Art history 50 years from now. If Robbo wants to compete with an artist like Banksy he is going to have to step his game up considerably.

this kid knows his shit...

The newest one now it’s in Reading.

Banksy is a toy

@killerjoe3025

6 жыл бұрын

awild shite he's a fucking stencil cutter

@so1667

5 жыл бұрын

@@killerjoe3025 Yep he does fucking nothing he has no skills

@kribz4576

5 жыл бұрын

Id agree but i bet banksy can still paint letters given the chance... tbh hes good at what he does its his credibility and followers that frown upon graffiti unless its by banksy that pisses me off .. im a writer myself i love graff but i let mental health take over so havnt been active in years just the odd sketch here and there call him a sell out but given half the chance any artist would sellout for the money banksy makes

@Direpig

5 жыл бұрын

It's not about the art but the message

@so1667

5 жыл бұрын

@@Direpig in graff you need some quality to your piece

All I see of robbing is his name banksy does much better art

@bobross899

6 жыл бұрын

Toon2121 its graffiti, doesnt all banksy does is wheatpaste and stencils

How do people rationalize undermining anyone trying to have their thoughts heard by others? Art is exactly that which shoves it's way passed those who would hold it stationary!!! These two real artists probably got a good laugh knowing the clamour created with their work. The loss of Robbo is a tragic one. Every great artist seems to have a muse and I believe for a short time we got to witness something playing out on the streets that few before had done. I love both their work and many other street artists doing large scale work. Be supportive make art and be as beautiful as the images created by these two men.

sometimes graffiti writers act like such kids , just respect each other i guess

This guy doesnt know a damn think about what hes talkin about everything he said was so off..

The best artist / graffiti artist ever.

Love the Graffiti of Banksy (Robert Del Naja). I have a couple of Prints. The Banksy vs Robbo war will not end well for either.

Lmao the character of robbos piece in the canal looks so real

@leerobinson4885

3 жыл бұрын

The kid fishing is a banksy they changed the words on the board fished out

Bro said high tide on the canal 💀

Good video, you missed a few key pieces of info, not your fault though. Also, the story about Banksy and Robbo meeting when Banksy had just started is completely true. Banksy disrespected him, and thus caught a lot of shit from everyone in the scene, and rightly so. But once again, cool vid, I enjoyed it, you made some good points.

robbo is free hand banksy uses stencils there both great in my eyes but banksy crossed the line

there is another piece you missed that Banksy did that is in Camden. It is on the brick wall under the canals next to Pirate's Castle. I just saw it today actually. It is a face with sunglasses.

On November 2011, Banksy restored the original piece in black and white a tribute to robbo and and an effort to end the feud, team robbo then did a full restoration on Christmas eve 2011, 2 years after the fued began, hopefully its over, Robbo will get better and Banksy will continue to do great work

If I were Banksy I wouldn't care, I would keep doing my art, it doesn't matter, what other people think, it's art.

This dude walks mad funny lol...

that dude in the video is the same guy on exit through the gift shop praising mr brainwashes work lmfao

@ConceptofNiet : Hey, no nees to dis him, the guy took the time to make a nice wee docu'....he obviously did his homework and knows his stuff and isn't taking any sides.... plus, "anyone can do it" is an important part of why this is art.

im from Bolivia south america im so lucky to live in London, islington! BIG UP ROBBO & BANSKY -- UK STAND UP!

@RIDESTREET408 ..Im from Bristol where Banksy originally started out, around 96 onwards his freehand work started appearing in and around the city, now for people to say he was shit at freehand is an insult, yes some of his early work was abit iffy, i'e the 'Class' piece, but after that he progressively got alot better. And for people to say he is not respected by other graff artist's is noncence, Im on RG's facebook page and 30% of his 5000 friends are graffiti artists from around the world...

@1.37...Mate he went over his piece...Plan and simple.

@FTPfilmsWHC You are exactly right. He is an artist.

In Graff WE have the same Vision. Fuck... Disorders in that

Wanksy? ... Wow, that was deep, bro!

This guy should go around and document more graf..lol...

For those who are interested here is a full length doc entitled Graffiti Wars which follows King Robbo around and explains about his rivalry with Banksy (take the spaces out the link) vimeo .com/37893507.

had that in arts lesson...

did u film this with a potatoe?

Cool bro I'll look him up.

Banksy and Robbo are two completely different artists. Robbo is a graffiti artist. Banksy is a street artist, painter and sketcher with amazing artworks. Banksy is no copycat or wuss. Sadly Robbo is in a Coma, hope he get's better.

@wadej347

8 ай бұрын

Banksy is a rip-off artist

"Did you paint over Robbo’s piece and have him beaten up? His piece in Camden had been dogged for more than five years by the time I painted that spot. It’s a real shame about his accident and I hope he fully recovers. I would never deliberately cuss Robbo - he’s a graffiti legend. And he’s bigger than me."

if banksy reminds me of anyone, it's andy warhol. I know he's not a graffiti artist but they have a similar style.

To be fair, every writer has endured go-overs at some point and I think that the 'war' is simply just a graf artist knocking Banksy off the pedestal a bit. Both artists are innovators and have large fanbases, so no-one can really argue that one is better than the other - both should probably just suck it up to be frank.

@MinkBomb...im saying that Banksy is an artist, and yes he did use Bleks influence in some of his work, and Banksy acknowledged that, he quoted-'just when i think ive done something original, Blek has done it 20 years ago'...and he did'nt 'copy' his style, he went to stencils because it was more quicker, Banksy is a clever artist whether people like it or not, he has put graffiti on the world map and has millions of followers, that is enough to call him a genius my friend..

Funny junk, we love you, funny junk yes we do!

robbo was good in his day but he needs to step aside for banksy, arguably one of the worlds most recognized street artist. stay in the old folks home robbo

i agree i like them the same

R.I.P Robbo

THESE GRAFFITI ARTISTS SHOULD GET MORE CEVER WITH THEIR ART. IF THEY WANNA CAUSE A REAL STIR, DO BETTER, CLEVER-ER SHIT THAN BANKSY. Then it'll get real interesting.

there is one artist shown in this vid whos got war against Banksy!!! 10FOOT

Where can I watch the full episodes?