Banksy was one of the many representatives of street art in the 2000s, but he was singled out by the media and art critics. As a result, he became the “face” and voice of the street wave.
This was influenced, perhaps, by many factors, but the most obvious ones are:
witty and acutely relevant works
a halo of mystery and a demonstration of audacity
accurate texts (Banksy not only draws, but also writes about street art), as well as a very interesting film (“Exit through a souvenir shop”)
support for other street writers and activists in general
rapid commercial success (even if against his wishes).
Banksy is a British graffiti artist, political activist, film director and the world's most popular and yet most mysterious street artist. But despite the fact that the artist is famous all over the world, he was able to keep a veil of secrecy and anonymity around him. There is a lot of controversy surrounding his biography and real name. It is very difficult to find any information about this talented person.
He is considered a well-known critic of capitalism and consumer society. But this same criticism always sells very well and becomes more expensive with each new performance. It remains a big question whether the artist is really sincere or just competently playing with the audience. During his career, Banksy criticized all the negative aspects of the consumer society.
There are a lot of theories about the real identity of the writer – perhaps the nickname is not one author, but a whole group. But the most popular version is related to Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naya. He, as well asBanksy, a native ofBristol, the most likely name of the artist is justRobert, and new works regularly appear in those cities where the iconic British electronic artists performed. Concert performances and cover art also match the writer's style. And even the similarity of physical parameters immediately catches the eye.
As wellBanksy is an active critic of contemporary art. The artist constantly scoffs at collectors and critics who look for deep meanings in his works. The artist does not approve of the fact that his works are sold at auctions for crazy amounts. One of the most high profile events related to workBanksy – “Balloon Girl” was released on October 5, 2018 at Sotheby's. The exceptional fact is that immediately after the end of the auction, the picture was cut into shreds in front of the bidders-it passed through a shredder built into the frame. On your siteBanksy explained that he built the annihilator into the frame of the painting several years ago, and that the reason for this is that “The desire to destroy is also a creative urge.” Since the paper shredder hidden in the frame of the painting only partially worked, the result of the action became a new art object, called “Love in the trash”, and according to observers, it doubled in price.
The fact that he is one of the most famous artists in the genre of street art, the price of his work reached unprecedented heights for this genre, his “Pest control” was bought for almost 2 million dollars, the artist regularly holds exhibitions. Another well-known case was the transfer of a large sum of money from the sale of a reproduction of his work to the Voina art group from Russia.
Most of Banksy's works are monochrome. “So that there is something to catch the eye, something to think about”, colors are not needed — Banksy perfectly manages without them. Check out “Sweeping under the Carpet”, “Date”, “Mobile Lovers”, “Napalm”, “Mona Lisa with a grenade launcher” and other famous ones. I'm not even talking about installations like “Girls with a pierced Ear”, where bright colors are introduced by ugly, out-of-context parts of industrial zones, and even clothes are sold on the basis of his works https://keltr.ru/tovari/banksy / which captures the most notable of his street art creations.
Banksy is about the underground and minimalism. He uses colors only where they really make sense: a minimum of multicolored colors in the bouquet of the “Flower Thrower”, a red censored inscription in “Follow the dream-Canceled”, a red inscription “There is no future” (which, by the way, was made on the wall BEFORE him), a balloon in the form of a red heart in the girl in “There is Always hope”. All these colors are needed to convey the idea, and not to make the eye catch on something.
The fact that he has provocative, high-quality street works that are not just drawn, they say, look what I can do, but make you think about a number of important topics. For example, about the war and consumer culture. Amsterdam has a cool museum where most of Banksy's works are collected.
Banksy began his career as a street art artist back in the 1990s and continues to be active until now, he manages to create anonymity even in modern realities, where it is extremely difficult.
He is best known for many of his works, which are often highly social in nature and are caustic to society. Among the works of Banksy, there are many performances among which trains to hot spots or a challenge with the creation of works in New York for a month every day (even though this action was announced in advance, no one was able to figure out the artist). From the latter, the most famous action of the artist can be recalled the destruction of his work directly at auction with the help of a shredder built into it several years before.
He also owns projects to create a hotel in Palestine
And Dismaland Amusement Park (world of despondency).
Banksy was one of the many representatives of street art in the 2000s, but he was singled out by the media and art critics. As a result, he became the “face” and voice of the street wave.
This was influenced, perhaps, by many factors, but the most obvious ones are:
witty and acutely relevant works
a halo of mystery and a demonstration of audacity
accurate texts (Banksy not only draws, but also writes about street art), as well as a very interesting film (“Exit through a souvenir shop”)
support for other street writers and activists in general
rapid commercial success (even if against his wishes).
Banksy is a British graffiti artist, political activist, film director and the world's most popular and yet most mysterious street artist. But despite the fact that the artist is famous all over the world, he was able to keep a veil of secrecy and anonymity around him. There is a lot of controversy surrounding his biography and real name. It is very difficult to find any information about this talented person.
He is considered a well-known critic of capitalism and consumer society. But this same criticism always sells very well and becomes more expensive with each new performance. It remains a big question whether the artist is really sincere or just competently playing with the audience. During his career, Banksy criticized all the negative aspects of the consumer society.
There are a lot of theories about the real identity of the writer – perhaps the nickname is not one author, but a whole group. But the most popular version is related to Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naya. He, as well asBanksy, a native ofBristol, the most likely name of the artist is justRobert, and new works regularly appear in those cities where the iconic British electronic artists performed. Concert performances and cover art also match the writer's style. And even the similarity of physical parameters immediately catches the eye.
As wellBanksy is an active critic of contemporary art. The artist constantly scoffs at collectors and critics who look for deep meanings in his works. The artist does not approve of the fact that his works are sold at auctions for crazy amounts. One of the most high profile events related to workBanksy – “Balloon Girl” was released on October 5, 2018 at Sotheby's. The exceptional fact is that immediately after the end of the auction, the picture was cut into shreds in front of the bidders-it passed through a shredder built into the frame. On your siteBanksy explained that he built the annihilator into the frame of the painting several years ago, and that the reason for this is that “The desire to destroy is also a creative urge.” Since the paper shredder hidden in the frame of the painting only partially worked, the result of the action became a new art object, called “Love in the trash”, and according to observers, it doubled in price.
The fact that he is one of the most famous artists in the genre of street art, the price of his work reached unprecedented heights for this genre, his “Pest control” was bought for almost 2 million dollars, the artist regularly holds exhibitions. Another well-known case was the transfer of a large sum of money from the sale of a reproduction of his work to the Voina art group from Russia.
Most of Banksy's works are monochrome. “So that there is something to catch the eye, something to think about”, colors are not needed — Banksy perfectly manages without them. Check out “Sweeping under the Carpet”, “Date”, “Mobile Lovers”, “Napalm”, “Mona Lisa with a grenade launcher” and other famous ones. I'm not even talking about installations like “Girls with a pierced Ear”, where bright colors are introduced by ugly, out-of-context parts of industrial zones, and even clothes are sold on the basis of his works https://keltr.ru/tovari/banksy / which captures the most notable of his street art creations.
Banksy is about the underground and minimalism. He uses colors only where they really make sense: a minimum of multicolored colors in the bouquet of the “Flower Thrower”, a red censored inscription in “Follow the dream-Canceled”, a red inscription “There is no future” (which, by the way, was made on the wall BEFORE him), a balloon in the form of a red heart in the girl in “There is Always hope”. All these colors are needed to convey the idea, and not to make the eye catch on something.
The fact that he has provocative, high-quality street works that are not just drawn, they say, look what I can do, but make you think about a number of important topics. For example, about the war and consumer culture. Amsterdam has a cool museum where most of Banksy's works are collected.
Banksy began his career as a street art artist back in the 1990s and continues to be active until now, he manages to create anonymity even in modern realities, where it is extremely difficult.
He is best known for many of his works, which are often highly social in nature and are caustic to society. Among the works of Banksy, there are many performances among which trains to hot spots or a challenge with the creation of works in New York for a month every day (even though this action was announced in advance, no one was able to figure out the artist). From the latter, the most famous action of the artist can be recalled the destruction of his work directly at auction with the help of a shredder built into it several years before.
He also owns projects to create a hotel in Palestine
And Dismaland Amusement Park (world of despondency).
Banksy also made a documentary “Exit through the souvenir shop“, which was attended by other famous ulchinye artists.