Urban Art Association

Why Banksy?, by dynamixx on Dec 16, 2008 20:02:33 GMT 1, Start by thinking about what it is about his art that appeals to you? Does the message of some of his pieces relate to your thoughts? His rats are as good a place as any to start, think about rats and what they represent, the urban unspoken ignored and despised majority? Think about anti-capitalism too. And an anti-war, anti-authority stance. One of the main things that's always appealed to me about graffiti, not just Banksy, is it's reclaiming the streets from the corporate and the mundane - if big companies have the right to bombard us with imagery everywhere, why shouldn't the little people too? Banksy's performing a similar role to big companies, but his images are selling a message rather than a product (although in more recent years brand Banksy has become a commodity all of its own - but we'll leave that for another day).

The beauty of a lot of art is that you can read into it whatever you wish, so as long as you write whatever you believe well, and in a convincing enough manner, you can't go wrong.

Wish I got to write about Banksy for my work, count yourself lucky

And if you put he does it for the money then that's an automatic F-

Start by thinking about what it is about his art that appeals to you? Does the message of some of his pieces relate to your thoughts? His rats are as good a place as any to start, think about rats and what they represent, the urban unspoken ignored and despised majority? Think about anti-capitalism too. And an anti-war, anti-authority stance. One of the main things that's always appealed to me about graffiti, not just Banksy, is it's reclaiming the streets from the corporate and the mundane - if big companies have the right to bombard us with imagery everywhere, why shouldn't the little people too? Banksy's performing a similar role to big companies, but his images are selling a message rather than a product (although in more recent years brand Banksy has become a commodity all of its own - but we'll leave that for another day).

The beauty of a lot of art is that you can read into it whatever you wish, so as long as you write whatever you believe well, and in a convincing enough manner, you can't go wrong.

Wish I got to write about Banksy for my work, count yourself lucky

And if you put he does it for the money then that's an automatic F-