Technique, media and process
Banksy was a graffiti artist in the early 1990’s characterized by striking images, often combined with slogans. Occasionally creating his art freehand, Bansky’s most common form of street art are stencils. These are often multi-layered stencils combined with other media sources, such as spray-paint. He furthermore includes street signs and other objects to convey his message. Artist Banksy explains, “stencil graffiti are produced quickly, inexpensively, and for an immediate purpose; they are meant not to decorate, or to effect artistic grandeur, but to inform and educate.” "I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard; sometimes that means sweating for …show more content…
These include themes such as anti-war, anti-consumerism, anti-fascism, anti-imperialism, anti- authoritarianism, anarchism, nihilism and existentialism. Additionally, the components of human identity and behaviours such as greed, poverty, hypocrisy, boredom, despair and absurdity. For example, Crayola Shooter created in 2011, Banksy creates awareness for the loss of childhood in a world filled with war, as children are becoming soldiers in our modern society. Rickshaw Kid created in 2010, furthermore comments on the Western Society becoming more self-centred and self-obsessed to the extent of ignoring poverty as even less fortunate kids labour under our modern …show more content…
A great deal of Banksy’s work centres on images of rats. These creatures serve as a symbol for the underprivileged urban citizens. Banksy often portrays the rats breaking laws, being mischievous, or with negative attitudes. Banksy describes his use of rats in his book Wall and Piece, “They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. Yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees.” For example Figures 12, 13, 14. Similar to the rats, a number of Banksy painting feature apes. They represent the impoverished and oppressed urban citizens, for example, Figure 21. Calling for future change, it highlights the issues with the current urban environment begging for change. Finally, numerous of Banksy’s work, portray great symbolism with meaning through the use of juxtaposition. These contrasting images suggest that negative aspects of society and have corrupted traditional symbols of hope. For example, he often contrasts youthful figures, symbols of hope, innocence and happiness with weaponry or tragic circumstances Figures 17,
Banksy was a graffiti artist in the early 1990’s characterized by striking images, often combined with slogans. Occasionally creating his art freehand, Bansky’s most common form of street art are stencils. These are often multi-layered stencils combined with other media sources, such as spray-paint. He furthermore includes street signs and other objects to convey his message. Artist Banksy explains, “stencil graffiti are produced quickly, inexpensively, and for an immediate purpose; they are meant not to decorate, or to effect artistic grandeur, but to inform and educate.” "I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard; sometimes that means sweating for …show more content…
These include themes such as anti-war, anti-consumerism, anti-fascism, anti-imperialism, anti- authoritarianism, anarchism, nihilism and existentialism. Additionally, the components of human identity and behaviours such as greed, poverty, hypocrisy, boredom, despair and absurdity. For example, Crayola Shooter created in 2011, Banksy creates awareness for the loss of childhood in a world filled with war, as children are becoming soldiers in our modern society. Rickshaw Kid created in 2010, furthermore comments on the Western Society becoming more self-centred and self-obsessed to the extent of ignoring poverty as even less fortunate kids labour under our modern …show more content…
A great deal of Banksy’s work centres on images of rats. These creatures serve as a symbol for the underprivileged urban citizens. Banksy often portrays the rats breaking laws, being mischievous, or with negative attitudes. Banksy describes his use of rats in his book Wall and Piece, “They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. Yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees.” For example Figures 12, 13, 14. Similar to the rats, a number of Banksy painting feature apes. They represent the impoverished and oppressed urban citizens, for example, Figure 21. Calling for future change, it highlights the issues with the current urban environment begging for change. Finally, numerous of Banksy’s work, portray great symbolism with meaning through the use of juxtaposition. These contrasting images suggest that negative aspects of society and have corrupted traditional symbols of hope. For example, he often contrasts youthful figures, symbols of hope, innocence and happiness with weaponry or tragic circumstances Figures 17,