Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Mrs. Fox Enigmatic Graffiti Artist. “Is graffiti art or vandalism? “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.”

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Mrs. Fox Enigmatic Graffiti Artist. “Is graffiti art or vandalism? “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.”"— Presentation transcript:

1 Mrs. Fox Enigmatic Graffiti Artist

2 “Is graffiti art or vandalism? “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.” - Banksy

3 “ Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access,”

4

5 Interesting… Banksy is the pseudonym of a "guerrilla" street artist known for his controversial, and often politically themed, stenciled pieces Believed to be born in Bristol, England around 1974

6 Satire The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

7 “Biography” In 2010 Time Magazine named Banksy one of the top 100 most influential people He supplied a picture of himself with a paper bag (recyclable, naturally) over his head His documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, which was nominated for an Academy Award

8 Big Bucks In 2008, Bono and Sotheby’s organized the biggest charity art auction ever, raising $42.5 million to support AIDS programs in Africa Banksy’s Ruined Landscape sold for $385,000. A Vandalized Phone Box sold for $605,000.

9 Process Creates his own original stencils plays on the perspective and edges of existing surface on which he is stenciling Spray paint/hand painting finishing

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 Influence Blek Le Rat “Father of Stencil Graffiti” Inventor of the life-sized stencil, as well as the first to transform stencil from basic lettering into pictoral art

20 Project on the Wall of the West Bank

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32 This Photograph on the left is from the Vietnam War taken June 8, 1972. It shows Kim Phuc as a 9 year-old-girl running from her home by Trang Bang after it was attacked in a Napalm blast. The piece on the right is titled, “Napalm”, by Banksy, 2004.


Download ppt "Mrs. Fox Enigmatic Graffiti Artist. “Is graffiti art or vandalism? “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.”"

Similar presentations


Ads by Google