Banksy: Street Artist

Banksy's Website
Banksy is an anonymous English graffiti artist who uses street art to critique modern society. Banksy displays his art on public walls and often even build prop pieces. Banksy adresses several themes in his body of work. Through graffiti art Banksy makes statements that are anti-war, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, anti-authoritarian, and often existential. Banksy's work was documented in the 2010 documentary titled Banksy: Exit Through the Gift Shop.

Banksy's work shown to the left depicts a naked man hanging from the window of a sexual health clinic in Bristol. This work was made using stencils and painted on an actual clinic wall. The city council has decide to allow the work to say.

The work on the right depicts a child wearing a large gas mask. This image is overtly anti-war. Anti-war sentiments are running strong these days in the public. On February 28th, I attended a David Gray concert, and he said while sitting at the piano: "These days we invade countries smaller than this piano."While anti-war feelings have been taken up by the public, the world is still at war.

Banksy's anti-capitalism work can be seen through the images like the one below. The work regarding capitalism raises good questions in the viewer. Is this all that life is about? Is our society ruining the environment? etc.

Banksy's work is growing in popularity and he is definitely being noticed. Will his work spark some change in our behaviors?