Look at This Picture. What Do You Think The Text Will Be About?
Look at This Picture. What Do You Think The Text Will Be About?
Look at This Picture. What Do You Think The Text Will Be About?
Banksy is an anonymous graffiti artist. He is originally from Bristol. The fact that he is
anonymous means he keeps his identity hidden. He will not do media interviews, he won’t
release his real name, and he will not allow photos or copies of his artwork to be made
and sold. Graffiti is writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed secretly on a wall
or other surface in a public place. It is generally considered to be vandalism. Vandalism is
a crime and vandals can be punished. Banksy was part of the Bristol underground art
scene, and he was inspired by the graffiti artist called 3D. Banksy started working as a
freehand graffiti artist in 1990 and continued to do so until 1994. He met a photographer
called Steve Lazarides, who began selling his art for him. Steve then became Banksy’s
agent, which means he arranges exhibitions. Banksy uses his art to give his opinion on
events that are happening in the world. He is known as a political activist. The graffiti he
paints shows what he thinks. The most common themes are his views on greed, poverty,
despair, the obsession with celebrities, the government, and war.
How he creates the graffiti
Banksy uses stencils to create his artwork. He draws an outline onto a card or acetate
sheets and then cuts the shapes out by hand. He then uses spray paint on the stencil to
create the graffiti. Banksy has said that before he used stencils he was very slow at
painting, so he often got caught or didn’t finish a piece at all.
Different opinions
Some people do not think Banksy’s graffiti is “art”, but think it is vandalism and shouldn’t
be encouraged or praised. After all, he is painting these murals on public walls without
permission. Some people think it will make others copy him and start painting in areas
around cities and towns where they are not allowed. Then there are other people who say
that Banksy is making everyone aware of problems in the world and that he should be
allowed to ‘voice his opinion through art’.
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