Analysis Of Exit Through The Gift Shop

Street Art is widely defined as art developed in public spaces such as stencil, sticker, poster, graffiti, and various other forms. In “Exit through the Gift Shop” directed by an unknown street artist who goes under the alias "Banksy," tells a story of Thierry Guetta and his obsession with filmography…more specifically filming fascinating street art being created. Guetta films a series of several street artists making art, more importantly Banksy. Whose true identity is unknown to the public and encourages Guetta to follow a career of street art himself. Banksy’s argument is his expression of opinion of what "actual art” is and what it takes to be considered a “real artist” he does that by having an inside look to show how the world of street
In the introduction of the movie, Banksy chooses to show several film shots done by Guetta of hardworking street artists passionately creating their art onto buildings and walls. Along the film shots, the background audio is cheerful and favorable toned music implying the clear effect to take in the audience’s mind. So when the audience sees the street artists making their art, the upbeat music compels the audience to think that the art is an optimistic and hard work dealt with a lot of care and passion. Banksy makes a directors choice by showing hardworking street artists and how they went from nothing to something such as himself, Shepard Fairey, and other street artists. Banksy shows how much he risks spreading the truth through art to express to the audience what “real” art is, and that he is a real artist. He portrays it so beautifully by how he shows the audience his trip to Disney World with Thierry tagging along to remake a Guantanamo Bay portrayal with a blow up doll dressed as an inmate in the Bay. Guetta gets caught by Disney’s police and was interrogated. Banksy however, being a risk taker knew what to do in the situation; he avoided the police by blending into the crowd. Banksy is showing that an element