Art should be an original piece of work created by someone who puts passion into the message they wish to share using their imagination and creativity. “Exit through the Gift Shop” is a documentary film directed by world-renowned street artist, Banksy. The film introduces Thierry Guetta, a filmmaker who films every aspect of his entire life because he does not want to miss any important event that could occur. During the time when the concept of street art is barely making an appearance, Guetta decides to film his street artist cousin, Space Invader, whenever he is in the process of creating his work. Eventually, Guetta also films other famous street artists such as Shepard Fairey and Banksy. Inspired by what he saw, Guetta decides to be a
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To put it in another way, before his showcase would be presented to the public, MBW was taking part in an interview, but his employees needed his attention in directing how he wanted to display his paintings. One of them tried to gain his attention, but MBW just gave him useless instructions because the workers had already done that and MBW continued on with the interview. MBW did not properly instruct his crew how he wanted his showcase to be presented, so they had to prepare it themselves. MBW did not give his full attention to his exhibitions like he should have. A true artist cares about their works and how they want to display it because there is a message they wish to share. MBW did not care about his paintings, so he did not care if the public received his message. He was more focused on publicity, creating a name for himself so the world would know who he is. On the other hand, supporters of MBW would say MBW is an artist because he is motivated more on self-expression. Although this may be true, it can be observed that seeking fame is also his intention. It is understandable that an artist would want to gain recognition for their works and have people admire it, but it should not be the main objective. The focus should be wanting people to see the paintings, so they could see the meaning the artist wants to share, not notoriety like
To put it in another way, before his showcase would be presented to the public, MBW was taking part in an interview, but his employees needed his attention in directing how he wanted to display his paintings. One of them tried to gain his attention, but MBW just gave him useless instructions because the workers had already done that and MBW continued on with the interview. MBW did not properly instruct his crew how he wanted his showcase to be presented, so they had to prepare it themselves. MBW did not give his full attention to his exhibitions like he should have. A true artist cares about their works and how they want to display it because there is a message they wish to share. MBW did not care about his paintings, so he did not care if the public received his message. He was more focused on publicity, creating a name for himself so the world would know who he is. On the other hand, supporters of MBW would say MBW is an artist because he is motivated more on self-expression. Although this may be true, it can be observed that seeking fame is also his intention. It is understandable that an artist would want to gain recognition for their works and have people admire it, but it should not be the main objective. The focus should be wanting people to see the paintings, so they could see the meaning the artist wants to share, not notoriety like