BANKSY

First things first...

Do any of you know who Banksy is?

He is...

• A Street Artist – this means he does art in the street. This includes GRAFFITI.

• Probably not really called Banksy. This name is a pseudonym (alias/fake name).

• Very important to Britain’s modern culture.• Most importantly, THE PUBLIC DO NOT

KNOW WHO HE REALLY IS.

His Work

• The majority of Banksy’s most well known pieces are outside.

• His work nearly always has some sort of political, social or moral message.

• He often sneaks into important places to spray-paint or create art.

• His work is SATIRICAL. This means it makes fun of something serious within society.

His Style

• Banksy uses stencils to produce his graffiti.• He often uses other pieces of graffiti as a

foundation, adding his own work on top.• “I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just

means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key.”

Politics and Society

• “We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.”

• Banksy’s work has had many themes. Here are a few: anti-war, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism and anti-imperialism. There are many more.

• He has also criticised aspects of the human condition through is work, such as: greed, poverty, hypocrisy and boredom.

Inside Work

• Some of Banksy’s work was not done on the street, although they still maintain the same sort of style.

• Yet again, they are often satirical, and have a message which is important to him.

Film

• Banksy has also made a film. It is called ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’, and is a documentary about street art.

• We are going to watch the trailer so that you have an idea of what it is about.

What is your opinion?

• What do you think about Graffiti? And Street Art in general?

• Do you think it can be counted as art?• Do you think it should be illegal?• Can you think of any street art/graffiti you

have seen that you really liked?• Is there any graffiti in Huesca that you can

think of?

The Berlin Wall

• The remainder of the Berlin Wall has since become a testament to the struggle that Berlin suffered.

• The remains are covered in graffiti and paintings.

• It shows that graffiti can have an artistic, social and political importance.

Your Turn.• You are going to come up with your own idea for

some street art.• You need a motive; it could be political, it could

be social or it could just be to make fun of a friend.

• You need a location; Where would it be? What city? What building?

• You need a tag; this is your graffiti signature.• YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRAW IT IF YOU DON’T

WANT TO... EITHER WAY, YOU HAVE TO ABOUT WRITE IT.