Banksy

After watching Las Calles Harlan, I learned about the history of Barcelona street art, the artist’s journey, and the politics involved in street art. The film flashes through the history of street art in Barcelona, Spain. From its beginning after the Franco dictatorship in 1970s to the impact of American hip hop culture in 1990s to today. Barcelona has steadily harsh anti-graffiti laws, which makes it more challenging for street artists. It is against the law in Barcelona, like many other…

Graffiti is an image or picture on a wall that may be meaningful or meaningless. Some people appreciate graffiti and describe it as an art or a poetry. Others see it as dirt on a surface; that is why it is illegal in most places. Alex Boyd, a writer, defended graffiti in his essay “In Defense of Graffiti”. He pointed out the type of graffiti that is “more tangible, more political and more accessible” deserves attention and consideration (256). He gave examples to show why people create it and…

regarded for many reasons. Banksy is unwavering in his mission, and refuses acknowledgement and profit from his work. Thus further solidifying that he wants no gains monetarily or in celebrity distinction. This rhetor has the authority to make this particular argument in the eyes of the public because he himself has not fallen openly victim to the consumerism traps of society. Banksy has one objective: to rid society of its modernistic flaws. Since the beginning Banksy has employed his work to…

The example of visual rhetoric I examined was Banksy's piece "Siren of the Lambs". Banksy is a street artist, but his work is not limited to graffiti. In the "Sirens of the Lambs", Banksy confronts the issue of animal cruelty by addressing the meat industry in a unique way. The evidence of this piece is the location itself. Banksy arranged for a meatpacking truck, filled with puppet animals, to be driven around the Meatpacking District of the city of New York. The puppets were accompanied by…

artwork was created by the anonymous English graffiti artist known as Banksy. Banksy’s artwork is comprised of stencils, spray-paint, and creativity. This kind of painting became his style when he was 18 years old painting a train and the police showed up before he could finish, so he hid under a dump truck for an hour. He then realized that he needed to cut time on his painting in half or give it up altogether. His artworks…

As graffiti art becomes modernized, painting techniques are charged along with the style for perfection. These techniques consist of sketching with pencil and paper and drawing on the wall. In the United Kingdom, a famous giraffid artist known as Banksy uses these techniques in his art. Banksy’s satirical art is usually controversial along with dark humor. One of his most recognizable pieces, commonly known as Sweeping It Under the Carpet, displays a woman dressed up as a maid who is lifting the…

Exit Trough the Gift Shop The film ‘’Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary of street art that focused on the two street artist, Banksy a secretive artist who never revealed his identity, and Thierry Guetta a French immigrant from Los Angeles whose passion is film making and became an overnight sensation. Before gaining Thierry’s fame as an inspiring artist he became Banksy’s guide in Los Angeles when he need somebody to help him find walls to do his art, a film documentarist, and an…

issue as to whether certain forms of graffiti that come above the level of the street art, like the work of Banksy, should and legally can be protected from distraction and alteration. B. The definitions of the critical terms: 1. What is graffiti? 2. What is street art? 3. Define guerrilla art (which is a hybrid of street art and graffiti?) C. My example is Banksy. Why is Banksy’s art is being representative of this kind of art? 1. Where do artworks, like…

art and Banksy being someone without being someone if that makes sense. The so called “Banksy” was recently arrested about a week ago for performing illegal acts by painting graffiti in the streets of London, but that isn’t even true. A couple reports came out…

produced and perpetuated by social structures. One prime example is social class, which is created and sustained through the use of power by different people and groups. This will be explored through two artworks by the British street artist known as Banksy, who is known to comment heaviliy on social class, to show social inequalities within contemporary society. Social class is defined in classical Marxist theory as a three level structure where people, are seperated by either being 'exploited…