Summary Of Banksy's Dismaland

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Banksy’s Dismaland is the visual example of how something so happy and vivid like Disneyland can be turned into something very dark and unpleasant. Banksy states that his goal was to “honor the decay”, and by the public’s reaction one can see that he really accomplished it. It is not the first time Banksy does an attraction or something that calls the public’s attention, in order to state that life is not always a fairy tale. In my opinion, Banksy has made a statement on how from being a street artist before he has become of the most talked about artists right now. In other words, you don’t have to study art and be a serious professional at it, in order to able to really understand it. You don’t have to study it to know what it means and how

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