{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Without Attribution: Michael Kadaz Stencil Art","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/micahel-kadaz-stencil-art.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-09-27T14:01:42Z","description":"Michael Kadaz makes money by copying other artists work. He takes motives of artworks by international successful urban artists and gives them a new background. That’s it. No attribution, no credits, nothing...","html":"\u003cp\u003eYes I know, \u003ca href=\"http://www.everythingisaremix.info/everything-is-a-remix-part-1/\"\u003eeverything is a remix\u003c/a\u003e and shared knowledge and shared creativity is great (that’s why all my photos are \u003ca href=\"/copyrights/\"\u003ecc-licensed\u003c/a\u003e), but have you ever heard something about \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Kadaz\u003c/strong\u003e?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKadaz makes his money by copy and \u003ca href=\"http://www.lauritz.com/Item/Item.aspx?LanguageId=2\u0026amp;ItemId=1874746\u0026amp;sflang=sv\"\u003eauction off reproduced stencil artworks\u003c/a\u003e by internationally well-known and successful stencil artists like \u003cstrong\u003eDolk\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGrafter\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHutch\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Brainwash\u003c/strong\u003e, of course \u003cstrong\u003eBanksy\u003c/strong\u003e, and so on. And it’s not just something like an inspirational copying! He signs the works with his name and I wasn’t able to find a pointer to an attribution or something like that anywhere\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI may text him a message \u003ca href=\"http://sv-se.facebook.com/people/Michael-Kadaz/100000240862093\"\u003evia Facebook\u003c/a\u003e and ask what’s his problem with attributing the stencil artworks\u0026hellip;Maybe you should write him a lovely message too! Unbelievable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1600\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1600\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1600\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_c1b9f95514b2058c.avif 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_338b33189f0402cb.avif 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_92c1208deb3a646a.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_c9e9652f8ce827de.webp 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_3cd647f742fce503.webp 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_56e12a2a967bfc42.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_e41248b0df1ebb38.jpg\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_5daa2df20ae7f581.jpg 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_def83d6f7a526685.jpg 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy_hu_e41248b0df1ebb38.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"886\" alt=\"kadaz vs hutch \u0026amp; banksy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ekadaz vs hutch \u0026amp; banksy\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1600\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1600\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1600\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_8d5c7ecde88aee12.avif 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_8adf49866043598f.avif 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_3961ce6d2b2079a8.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_85acd511442f315.webp 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_ef463eac5cecf0fc.webp 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_49aec2099a21d8b8.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_1ce783c64bb2419a.jpg\" srcset=\"/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_f1fa4349ba6183e2.jpg 480w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_93d358b8376b3f4d.jpg 960w, /attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk_hu_1ce783c64bb2419a.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"886\" alt=\"kadaz vs. dolk\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ekadaz vs. dolk\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://touchedbythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/04/michael-kadaz.html\"\u003etouchedbythoughts\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nYes I know, [everything is a remix](http://www.everythingisaremix.info/everything-is-a-remix-part-1/) and shared knowledge and shared creativity is great (that’s why all my photos are [cc-licensed](/copyrights/)), but have you ever heard something about **Michael Kadaz**?\n\nKadaz makes his money by copy and [auction off reproduced stencil artworks](http://www.lauritz.com/Item/Item.aspx?LanguageId=2\u0026ItemId=1874746\u0026sflang=sv) by internationally well-known and successful stencil artists like **Dolk**, **Grafter**, **Hutch**, **Mr. Brainwash**, of course **Banksy**, and so on. And it’s not just something like an inspirational copying! He signs the works with his name and I wasn’t able to find a pointer to an attribution or something like that anywhere...\n\nI may text him a message [via Facebook](http://sv-se.facebook.com/people/Michael-Kadaz/100000240862093) and ask what’s his problem with attributing the stencil artworks...Maybe you should write him a lovely message too! Unbelievable.\n\n![kadaz vs hutch \u0026 banksy](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-hutch-banksy.jpg\u003e)\n\nkadaz vs hutch \u0026 banksy ![kadaz vs. dolk](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/kadaz-dolk.jpg\u003e)\n\nkadaz vs. dolk \nVia [touchedbythoughts](http://touchedbythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/04/michael-kadaz.html).\n","tags":["Banksy","Stencil Art"],"title":"Without Attribution: Michael Kadaz Stencil Art","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/attribution-stencil-art-michael-kadaz/"}