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Art or Vandalism?
Street art by Banksy“A challenge to graffiti art is that it is forced on the public because people have no say in its production . . . Billboards, campaign ads, and flyers are also forced on the public.” George Stowers 2008
WHO IS BANKSY
An Anonymous artist
Active since 1990
Started working out of Bristol, UK
Art works? By Banksy
“We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.” Banksy
Art’s curious relationship with graffiti
Tools and Techniques
Tools used spray paint, stencils, airbrush Works have to be done quicklyCopies or steals from known artists and other
street artists
Satire
“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance. . .that a young healthy child nursed, is at a year the most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food. . . “
Jonathan Swift ‘A Modest Proposal’ 1729
“Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world, that I can’t even finish my second apple pie”
Banksy 2007
Using Satire in art worksUsing humor or irony as a constructive social criticism.
Napalm Girl photoNick Ut 1972
Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald paint on ConcreteBanksy
Questions to discuss
• Does the fact that something is illegal or temporary mean that it can’t be seen as art?
• How would you feel if someone destroyed your artwork?
• How is color and line used in graffiti art?• How or why do graffiti artists use satire or humor
in their work?• How are the two quotes in the presentation
similar and different?
Project
Make a poster that uses an iconic image, a historical event and/or a current event to create a satirical advertisement.
Use computers, photos, paint and and found images.
The People’s Restaurant
CreditsSwift, Jonathan, A Modest Proposal, 1729
Ut, Nick, Napalm Girl, 1972
Stowers, George, “Graffiti Art: An Essay”, 2008, www.graffiti.org/faq/stowers.html
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