How can we categorize Banksy's work -graffiti or murals?
Graffiti is a images(form of simple written word) on the wall and it can be punishable, but if we have
permission to paint on it, its a mural.
Banksy's work is slightly illigal. Its graphic visually and also he mixes up a variety styles.
In he's art work, it always provide us with puns that have more than one layer of consciousness.
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What are some of the differing opinions about Banksy's work?
There are some of differing opinions are exist, which is "Banksy's work is a graffiti" and "Banksy's work is mural".
How does his work sit in relation to consumerism? Can his work be sold?
Banksy's work has been bought by celebrities such as Christina Aguilera who has 2 original Banksy piece bought for £25,000 while other works were bought for £50,000+
what are some of his attitudes to the sale of Art?
Banksy has stated on his website: “I don’t agree with auction houses selling street art – its undemocratic, it glorifies greed and I never see any of the money.” Yet he makes highly desirable one-off works on board and more affordable limited edition prints which are very easily acquired through the art market.
Read more: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/auctions/auction-results/192-contested-sale-of-banksy-art-bombs-in-london-is-britains-stealth-artist-taking-charge#ixzz0opzU6bLp
Who is Banksy? Do we know his true identity?
The only solid biographical fact about the artist is that he was born and raised in Bristol.
It has often been rumoured that his real name is Robin Banks and that his parents think he is a painter and decorator - but no-one close to Banksy has ever verified these stories.
Resource from. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7504132.stm
Upload 2-3 images of Banksy's work that you find interesting, and comment
on the ideas behind the work.
Graffiti depicting graffiti removal by Banksy. Created in May 2008 at Leake Street in London. Notice the animals resembling cave art from Lascaux or Altamira.
Near Bethleham -2005
Banksy must be very famous because I saw one of his work is printed on the greeting card on sale. His work has a good sence of humorous that can attract the viewer's attention and visual impression. The message his artwork portrays is usually anti-war, anti-capitalist or anti-establishment. Subjects often include rats, monkeys, policemen, soldiers, children, and the elderly.
ReplyDeleteHe is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974, but his identity is unknown. According to Tristan Manco[who?], Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."His artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique, is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass who maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His art has appeared in cities around the world.Banksy's work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
So i think u got the basics of his work, banksy's work is very much related to politics and their game of playing around with our lives like a ball of string, eventually there wont be anything left of life, he incorporates, courts filled with chimpanzees and graffiti can wielding chimpanzees. His work can be describe as both random and simple, depending on how you see art through your eyes. Banksy's work is very grungy and almost messy, but we can tell a lot of time and preparation has been put into each work of art which usually leaves an awesome result
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