{"id":65575,"date":"2022-08-17T08:19:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T08:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/?p=65575"},"modified":"2022-08-17T08:19:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T08:19:54","slug":"banksy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/blog\/banksy\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xoe3Nn5vuBg?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe>I am writing this blog to inform people about the significance of art in our ever changing society and to inform people about my personal views on the street artist Banksy .<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is a mystery. He is a street artist who has been known to paint on buildings, streets, bridges, walls and even trains. His anonymity has made him arguably the most famous street artist in the world. No one knows who he is; his real identity is a total mystery. He was born in 1974 and started his career in the late 1980s in Bristol, England.<\/p>\n<p>My personal views on Banksy are that he is an excellent artist who uses his talent to change our society for the better. He uses his art as a form of social protest to improve the life of ordinary people. His messages are clear and powerful and they tend to stick with you long after you have finished looking at them. I think that he should be recognized as an important figure in modern art and that there should be more street artists like him who use their talent to make life better for other people.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy, a graffiti artist, has been around for many years and has had a huge impact on society. His works have been seen all over the world and he is constantly in the media. This blog will be about Banksy as an artist, his social commentary, and his work.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is a very interesting piece of work. He can be viewed as a vandal for what he does but also as an artist for the same thing. He is a man who does things his own way and doesn&#8217;t care what others think about him or what he does. In that sense he is just like any other artist. He takes risks and has made history with his art.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog I will talk about Banksy&#8217;s history and how he became famous. I will also talk about the importance of art in our ever changing world and how it affects it.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is an artist that uses his art to encourage social change. Banksy&#8217;s work raises awareness of the inequalities in our society and also comments on modern issues. Banksy signs his street art to create a discussion between himself and the public. Banksy&#8217;s work with graffiti is meant to affect people emotionally by using shock value to capture the viewers attention. The goal of Banksy is to wake up people so the viewers will do something about what they have seen.<\/p>\n<p>This blog includes photographs, video, and different articles that are related to Banksy and his work. I hope you enjoy my blog that I have created for you!<\/p>\n<p>The Banksy blog is a website that provides information about the street artist Banksy and his work. It also covers the work of many other street artists, such as Blek Le Rat, Invader, Space Invader, and Shepard Fairey.<\/p>\n<p>The blog was started in 2003 as a place for fans to share pictures of Banksy artwork and to learn more about the artist. It covers street art in general and is not just a fan site for Banksy. The blog includes articles, interviews with other street artists, thousands of images of artwork by various street artists, as well as images of works by Banksy that have been discovered but remain uncredited. The blog has also helped to raise awareness about street art and about the political and social messages that some graffiti artists are trying to convey with their work.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is an anonymous British graffiti artist. He has become famous for his satirical stenciled pieces on walls throughout England and Europe. His most famous works include the Apple computer logo with a bite taken out of it in Damien Hirst&#8217;s London art gallery; the two policemen kissing; and the &#8220;No Ball Games&#8221; sign in Gaza painted on an Israeli Army watchtower.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is a pseudonymous graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>He directs self-described &#8220;guerrilla&#8221; films\u2014short, documentary films released online in support of and as part of his artistic projects. Banksy&#8217;s work grew out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. A number of books about him have been published including an authorised biography. In 2014 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for his film &#8220;&#8221;Exit through the Gift Shop&#8221;&#8221; (2010).<\/p>\n<p>Banksy&#8217;s artwork has been depicted in prominent murals across the world, and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2005 he was awarded the OBE by Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to contemporary art. According to The Daily Telegraph Banksy is Britain&#8217;s richest artist, estimated to be worth \u00a320m; they go on to state that &#8220;the value of Banksy&#8217;s art soared after he became secretive about its whereabouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Street art, also known as graffiti art, is artwork created in public locations, often unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.<\/p>\n<p>Street art can provide a means for individuals or groups to express contentious viewpoints; it can be used to raise awareness about an issue, start a debate, or make a political statement. The artwork itself can range from simple written words to elaborate painting and sculpture. Street artists sometimes deploy their work illegally, which introduces the element of danger, but risk-taking has been central to the identity of street artists since the beginning of modern urban graffiti. Street artists also use public places to showcase exhibitions and displays of their work as a form of free expression.<\/p>\n<p>Also see: Banksy Art &#038; Graffiti<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is a pseudonymous United Kingdom-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose identity remains unknown. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works have sold for as much as US$208,000 at auction. Banksy&#8217;s work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The name &#8220;Banksy&#8221; is a pseudonym; however, there are many theories as to what<\/p>\n<p>Banksy is an internationally acclaimed graffiti artist from the United Kingdom, who has been active for over 20 years. Banksy&#8217;s identity remains unknown and there are no known photographs of him. He is generally depicted with a monkey in various guises; his paintings are often satirical and political in nature, with subjects including animals, policemen, soldiers, children, and the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy began as a freehand graffiti artist and became involved in the Bristol underground scene where he took part in several notorious activities including the &#8220;Burn Down The Disco&#8221; protest in 1990 against a nightclub in Bristol which was allegedly frequented by neo-Nazis. In his own words: &#8220;At this time I was also hanging around with the local graffitists who were mostly older guys that had been to jail. They taught me a lot about how to steal stuff&#8221;. In 1994 he quit graffiti after being told by a policeman that he &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t last long&#8221; doing it. In fact, Banksy has never been arrested for vandalism or any other crime.<\/p>\n<p>His style fits in with the Bristol underground scene of the early 1990s which involved groups like The Wild Bunch, Barry McGee (Spoony), Inkie (Robert Del Naja), 3D Joe, Nick Walker (<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrN_V39vtHk?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSsjC-F9bwk?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am writing this blog to inform people about the significance of art in our ever changing society and to inform people about my personal views on the street artist Banksy . Banksy is a mystery. He is a street artist who has been known to paint on buildings, streets, bridges, walls and even trains. 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