ART COMPARATIVE STUDY

ATM girl, Banksy, 2007, Exmouth Market, located on Rosebery Avenue, London

Freedom from Want (Four Freedoms series), Norman Rockwell, 1943, Norman Rockwell Museum, Massachusetts

First impression

+ Street graffiti+ Meaningless+ Simple + Rustic

+ Happy+ Warm+ Sufficient+ Realistic

Cultural Context Banksy Norman Rockwell

+ Unknown street artist+ Produced many provocative stenciled pieces in the late 1990s+ His pieces engaged with political themes

+ Talented youth+ Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Post for 47 years. The public loved his humorous depiction of American life+ He created posters for World War II and received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997+ Engaged with political thémes

Pieces from Norman Rockwell

Pieces from Banksy

Norman Rockwell’s work

In this painting, Norman Rockwell illustrated a typical nuclear family of that era. The family members are surrounding the dining tableful of food, sharing moments of their lives. *(It’s said that every single member of the family was photographed individually and sketched on the canvas) This type of illustration was very popular and considered an American classic by meaning and aesthetic standards.

Banksy’s work