The “ East London street art ” scene is pretty much a melting pot of self-righteous pseudo-liberal narcissistic white Englishmen in their 50 ’ s most of whom proclaim to represent East London all without originating from East London .
It ’ s hierarchy of are all from privileged backgrounds and share an erroneous belief that they are the “ anti-establishment voice of the youth ” despite having a different social class and economic status from the native working class population .
Sotheby ’ s website describes street art as “ a subversive anti-establishment art form ”, however with their recent sale of a street art painting for the sum of £ 7,551,600 I fail to see how this is either anti-establishment or subversive , let alone understand how anyone can claim this is a triumphant victory for “ the anti-establishment voice of the youth ”.
It ’ s clear amongst malcontent art enthusiasts that only audible voices in this industry are those who belong to an elitist establishment which will in-turn astroturf the excellence of this event through numerous PR operatives and dismiss genuine grievances from those who see it for what it is as “ haters ”.
An establishment administered by opulent speculators who are completely out of touch with members of the general public , an establishment with a deep rooted resentment towards the working class , who it views as being too intellectually vacant to comprehend the complexity of an abandoned shopping trolly in a garden pond .
Street art is nothing more than feeble nostalgia of a bygone era , its legacy as an anti-establishment revolutionary art form is no greater than that of a chocolate box painting .