I respect Virgin Atlantic’s brave and challenging attitude and the way it goes against the grain, so I jumped at the chance to be part of the first ever Gallery in the Air. Ben Eine Read Quote
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 I seek or get every day, but Cameron seems quite a positive kind of guy and Obama’s a dude. I would probably have had issues if it had been for Bush. Ben Eine Read Quote
Spraypainting a shop shutter turns an ugly, boring thing into something interesting and colourful. I think you’d have to be a pretty negative person to find fault in it. Ben Eine Read Quote
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. Ben Eine Read Quote
It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world. Ben Eine Read Quote
When I can, I enjoy working with local people to involve everyone in the community in changing their environment. Ben Eine Read Quote
I’m always travelling and spend a lot of time in airports so I know what it feels like to get a personal welcome home. I wish I got more of them. Ben Eine Read Quote
I’m hoping that Abu Dhabi’s first piece of street art will inspire the next generation of artists the same way that the discovery of subway art inspired me all those years ago. Ben Eine Read Quote
I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places – I’ve painted everything from doorways to trains but have always wanted to do something really huge and different. Ben Eine Read Quote
