ARTIST Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist‚ political activist‚ film director‚ and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stenciling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets‚ walls‚ and bridges of cities throughout the world. Known for his contempt for the government in labeling graffiti as vandalism‚ Banksy displays his art on public surfaces such
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Misunderstood I have seen all types of graffiti; Latin Kings gang tags on rain road electrical boxes‚ to planned and beautiful wall art at Oak Street beach in Chicago. I’ve met people that paint graffiti illegally; I live in Chicago where graffiti thrive‚ so I feel it’s safe to say I’m immersed in the art. I appreciate it because I don’t assume all of it is corrupt‚ I see the message they are trying to convey. Recently‚ graffiti artists have come under serious attack by the media and authority
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of young graffiti artists who were transforming the city with their unique art. They used the city’s subway system as a canvas and let their work be seen in all five boroughs of New York. This film is a great film that documents that time in history. It is difficult for me to side with them or be against them. I am also an artist and I know how it feels when you have to feed that hunger and the only way to do it is to perform it. I do also understand the legal side of it. Graffiti artist put
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developed and/or practiced in public spaces. This form of art has generally been seen as a post graffiti writing movement and is often characterized by its illegal nature (Hundertmark‚ 2003). Even though street art carries a much different meaning from its predecessor traditional graffiti artwork‚ it does include modern graffiti‚ art intervention‚ flash mobbing‚ guerrilla art‚ sculpture‚ stencil graffiti‚ sticker art‚ street poster art and wheatpasting‚ street
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| |Banksy’s use of “graffiti” materials‚ spray paint and a public wall defines his way of thumbing his nose at government‚ politics‚ | | |and the world in general. I would argue that “graffiti” or street art is a cause of disagreement among the public. As I see it‚ | | |many graffiti artists are talented and clever‚ but so many are considered mere “gang taggers”. The Urban Dictionary coins a tagger | | |as “a mostly derogatory term for an inexperienced graffiti writer; or used as a
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of famous artist use there own techniques‚ styles‚ and structures in order to implement there ideas into a form of art. An underground artist from England by the name of Banksy is famous through his controversial and unique forms of art‚ usually graffiti art‚ and has inspired many people around the world. His work called the Monkey Parliament is incredible because it is addressing many political issues and creates a different perspective of the world. Although many people have diverse definitions
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English CP Date: 6/6/2014 There are many definitions of this term called hip-hop; mainly hip-hop is not just a genre of music… or just a word. Hip-Hop is a lifestyle some people live by that is consisting of four elements-- such as break dancing‚ graffiti art‚ disc jockey‚ and master of comedy-- coining together to form this term called “Hip- Hop”. Hip-hop has taken America by the storm with their new fashion trends‚ latest music. Although it was originally created by‚ black people this new culture
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Case Problem By Lesha Paige September 7‚ 2009 ISSUE (+ background information) New York City has dealt with vandalism and defacement of public property caused by unauthorized graffiti for decades. In December 2005‚ the city banned the sale of aerosol spray-paint and broad-tipped indelible markers to persons under twenty-one and prohibited them from possessing them on public property. Within five months‚ five people‚ who were all under the age of 21‚ were cited for violations of the regulations
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something? Why can’t art just be the expression of humans wherever the hell they please? -Lady Pink (Artist/Street Art) Street art is an ever growing phenomenon which can be found all over country‚ even all over the world for that matter. The term ‘street art’ usually refers to unsanctioned art created by an individual with the purpose of making a statement; this can include but is not limited to traditional graffiti artwork‚ sculpture‚ stencil graffiti‚ wheatpasting‚ street poster art‚ and
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culture is the art of Graffiti. Graffiti are paintings‚ which are most often painted on the walls of buildings and trains‚ usually for a very short time. Lots of people can call it vandalism‚ but that doesn’t remove its art statement. In the graffiti the receiver of the painting’s and the painter’s message is not a current person‚ it’s everybody which are seeing it. Here the painting can not be sold‚ its only porpoise it’s to inspire and to provoke the audience. The graffiti artists don’t have names
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