Above, Stealing from the Rich, and Giving to the Poor
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Street artists, Above states, "When I was in Lisbon, Portugal three months ago, I would walk by this homeless lady who was begging for money everyday. I found it sadly ironic that just six feet away there was an ATM machine where people were literally lining up to withdraw money. With an obvious visual clash of 'Rich' and 'Poor' being in such a close proximity evoked me to make this stencil, 'Stealing from the Rich, and Giving to the Poor."
Banksy
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Street artists, Banksy in hope to promote his movie, Exit Through the Gift Shop created breathtaking
works of art on city walls all throughout North America. The street art seen above is found on a wall in San
Francisco.
C215
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Street artists, C215 states, "I paint in the streets people really belonging to the streets: tramps, but also beggars, street orphans from the poorest countries." He states, "faces reflect the personality of the city."
These artists are breathtaking and not highly recognized. I recommend checking out the following link:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/10-street-artists-you-should It is memorizing to see such talent and unique characteristics of each street artists. I believe this form of art is a great way to fill the world with beauty.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/10-street-artists-you-should It is memorizing to see such talent and unique characteristics of each street artists. I believe this form of art is a great way to fill the world with beauty.
While I recognize the value of street art, I personally find Bansky rather pretentious, and often times doesn't communicate much in the way of anything groundbreaking or unique in spite of his inventiveness and secrecy. I don't think I first heard of him until I saw this opening segment for the Simpsons which he directed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting in how the Simpsons would be willing to criticize themselves so openly, but beyond that, the entire thing comes off as a very run of the mill critique of exploitation of third world labor. This rings true for much of his other pieces- his targets are often corporatism, police brutality, consumerism and similar subjects. Admittedly, I think his Simpsons piece was among the least nuanced and clever of his works, and his street art is generally of better quality, but the central message, whatever it's delivery, often isn't particularly subversive or controversial.
I can see why you would think that about Banksy, as I've heard many others argue this same point. The problem I have with your post is that what may be merely common sense to you could be something someone else has not even thought of. To someone well versed in art and up on current events, Banksy may seem pretentious, but to someone who may not know art as well, or simply not interpret current events in such a way, may find they are being introduced to a completely new point of view. For me, I never watched the Simpsons and consciously thought "This show is good, but imagine all the third world laborers making this happen!" until I watched the opening of that episode.
DeleteI think that street art is a really great way to get a message across. It's sometimes hard to take other artists seriously when they comment on problems of the world because most make quite a bit of money from their art, which sort of disconnects them in a way. Most street artists don't make the kind of others might in a general sense, so that can make for a different perspective. I think street art brings a unique and important point of view into the contemporary art world and also the world as a whole.
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