Graffiti is commonly thought of, especially by the government, as something that destroys public property. To me, it is just large names painted on freeway underpasses, trains, and large buildings. Sometimes the designs or colors are cool, but they never really mean anything important to me. When Mr. Kunkle first told us about Banksy, I was intrigued. Here was this great artist who went around drawing graffiti, not just in London but in the United States as well, without taking credit for it. And not only that, his artwork has a deeper meaning behind it that is meant to impact the world for the better.This piece of Banksy's work is located near Qalandia. This image is of two children digging under the security wall. Ironically, the wall that is supposedly keeping them safe actually is keeping them from paradise. I think Banksy is trying to draw attention to the
fact that isolating yourself from the rest of the world sometimes stifles the freedom and opportunity of the people. Sometimes when you hide yourselves off from the rest of the world in an attempt to keep yourselves safe, you actually bring harm to yourself. He wants Israel to wake up and see that it is time to become part of the world instead of withdrawing within itself.
This drawing that Banksy painted in London shows how graffiti is really art. This man shows the stereotypical image of an artist painting graffiti on a wall next to other images of graffiti. He seems to be trying to make a point to the government that graffiti is art and erasing it is destroying art.
2 comments:
i agree with your point about standard graf that is only a name, it doesnt carry much meaning if any. But with bansky and others they take something important to us all and blast it in our face to see what we have been missing. i love the picture of the two kids, it is something the people think about, but only with a faint glace. wonderful analysis.
The difference between "stereotypical" artists and graffiti artists is that "stereotypical" artists buy all parts of their works. Graffiti artists just buy the paint and decide to put their art on someone elses property without their permission.
Banksys' art would have just as much meaning if he painted it on canvas, including the public places he painted them on as parts of the work itself.
Graffiti is art, no objection here, but that doesn't mean you're allowed to paint on someone elses property. By that logic, I should be able to throw up on your carseat, call it art, and not pay for damaging your property.
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