The diamond skull has fulfilled its destiny, which is to be a talking point, what used to be miscalled a conversation piece: a way of chattering about art for people who know nothing about it.
The conversation gave Vaught an idea: to create an art exhibit featuring more than 200 skateboard "decks" -- the board where the artwork is applied -- from eight artists.
So if it's true that Banksy's irremovable mask is part of the intrigue drawing the unwitting to his film, since "everyone loves that one of the most famous people in the world doesn't want you to know who he is, " he keeps his integrity by using the attention to drive a larger conversation, said RJ Rushmore, editor of street-art website Vandalog.com.