BANKSY PRESENTATION

Banksy

Alice Caputo 3D

Who is he?

His name is a pseudonymous, he's street artist, political activist and his work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, who's real name and identity remain unconfirmed.Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art combine dark humour with graffiti. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world.

What has he done?

often even by removing the wall on which they were painted.Much of his work can be classified as temporary art; a small number of his works are officially sold through an agency he created called Pest Control.

Banksy displays his art on walls and self-built physical prop pieces. He no longer sells photographs or reproductions of his street graffiti, but his public 'installations' are regularly resold,

Banksy 2002, Waterloo Bridge

Girl with Balloon

This street art depict a girl that lets go a red heart balloon; Banksy's several times used variants of this design to support social campaigns: in 2005, and also about the 2017 UK election.If for some this work symbolizes the loss of innocence, for others it's a symbol of hope. In the end tha painting was sold for $1.4 milion.

Timeline

2002

2004

2005

2019

2020

Painted for all the people who work at the hospital

Painted in support of migrants

Painted in Palestine; demonstrates that conflict is inevitable

Painted on the wall in the West Bank/Israel

Painting the Girl with Balloon; loss of innocence

Thanks!

Sources: it.wikipedia.org ecosolutions.co.uk salon.com