Behind The Scenes Of Eddie Colla’s Ambition Fool Variants

Today for April Fools we turn things over to Eddie Colla, take it away Eddie…”April Fool’s Day seemed the most appropriate Day to release this and here’s why…

In October of 2017 I got a message from Colin Day, the director of the film “Saving Banksy”. There was an image of a “Banksy 2018 Calendar” attached, on the cover was my piece “Ambition” which has been stolen more times (and by more people) than I care to remember. Fucking Brilliant!

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Some twat set out to make a bunch of dough selling a bootleg Banksy calendar and never bothered to check if the artwork on the cover was actually a Banksy. Additionally, in their mind, my piece was their favorite Bansky, thus being placed on the cover. Flattering I suppose, however further proof that whomever produced this thing is a bit like some knucklehead who meets Mick Jagger, asks for an autograph and goes on to tell Mick that Purple Haze is his favorite Rolling Stones song. Just baffling.

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So for this release I decided to make 2 different versions of this calendar, both with the intent to outlive their utilitarian purpose. The Oversized Ambition Fool creates a 12-part stencil and hand stenciled the backs of every page. At the end of the year you can rip out all the pages and assemble them on your wall to make a 34 x 70 inch hand stenciled original. Note: this was a really bad idea as it was way too time consuming and I have to admit that spite can make a man do unreasonable things.

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After careful consideration I thought the best thing I could do was to buy a whole bunch, alter them, authenticate them and sell them myself. Despite the disclaimer printed on the back of the calendar which expressly prohibits me from doing so. The idea of being sued by someone who stole and profited from my work seems an irresistible provocation. I waited until well into March to buy these because Calendars get heavily discounted after February.

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I think the point I would like to make here is this: Don’t be too hard on idiots, they have a purpose, because sometimes another man’s stupidity can be your inspiration. For the Deluxe Fool Set I’ve created 4 new pages of me side busting the existing images, as well a laser cut stencil of the cover image that is signed and numbered.

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You can frame it, use it to decorate your local area, or your mom’s refrigerator or if you’re really ambitious you can get started on designing your own 2019 Banksy calendar. It also includes a hand stenciled 12 x17 piece signed and number by me. ” – Eddie Colla

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