Banksy is one of the most famous street artists in the world. He has been called “the voice of a generation” and his work has made him an icon among young people and adults alike. Banksy is also an elusive artist, despite his fame. His identity remains unknown, leading some to speculate that he may be a group or collective rather than an individual artist. Regardless, Banksy’s art has helped define what makes him special as both an artist and a person.
Banksy’s Style
Part of what makes Banksy’s art special is that it has a very distinctive style. This means that you can tell Banksy art from other graffiti and street art by looking at it, even if you don’t know who created it.
Banksy often uses stencils to create his pieces, but these aren’t the only way he creates his work — he has also used stickers and spray paint, for example. He often uses humor in his pieces: some are funny images or messages, others are satirical comments on social issues like war or animal cruelty.
Mystique around Banksy
Banksy is an anonymous artist who is best known for his satirical street art. He has been called a “guerrilla artist,” a “social satirist,” and a “political activist” by critics, but he has also been labeled with more pejorative names like terrorist.
All of these labels are somewhat accurate, but they don’t really tell you anything about Banksy as an individual or what makes him special as an artist. The point is that there’s no one-size-fits-all description of Banksy’s artistic style: rather than being pigeonholed into any one category, he’s constantly changing and evolving in order to keep up with new ideas and trends in the world around him (including those within the art world).
His art can be difficult to come by, and the price tag often makes it harder to obtain. Banksy’s popularity has made his pieces wildly expensive, but it’s not just limited availability that makes this street artist so special.
Banksy’s art is generally only sold in secret locations — like back alleys or abandoned buildings — and auction houses are spooked by how quickly he sells his work at auctions. At times, collectors have even had trouble getting their hands on prints because they’ve disappeared from the walls where they were placed overnight!
Understanding of Public Spaces
Banksy’s work is also often about public spaces, and how people feel about them. A good example of this is the piece he did on the Israeli West Bank barrier in 2004. It shows a girl playing hopscotch with barbed wire instead of chalk. The image makes us think about how much we take for granted when we play hopscotch and other games in our yards or playgrounds — the freedom to do so without being restricted by violence or danger. This can be compared to Banksy’s 2005 piece at Bethlehem, where he painted nine pieces on walls throughout the city that were destroyed during fighting between Palestinians and Israelis (in 2002). These pieces were meant to symbolize both sides’ suffering over time; they show images like war planes dropping bombs on buildings below them as well as civilians looking out windows while tanks drive through streets below them.
His works often address political issues too! His 2013 piece “No Ball Games” shows children playing with rubble instead of balls, which addresses the fact that many Palestinian children cannot go outside due to fear of being attacked by Israeli forces (who are allowed into their neighborhoods). Another example is Banksy’s 2006 piece “Slave Labour,” which shows laborers working inside an iPod factory assembly line this communicates Banksy’s message against corporations using sweatshop labor practices in developing countries like China or India — and then there’s “Workers Plumbing The Deep End Of Financial Crisis” which was first seen on his website but later painted onto a wall near London Bridge station where commuters could see it every day as they left work — this painting features three men wearing business suits holding up signs reading: “I’m here because I owe money”, “I’m here because my life sucks”, “I’m here because I don’t want my wife seeing me like this”, etc.
Creative stunts, Symbolism and Political Messages
Aside from his works’ popularity, he has also been called a great artist due to his use of creative stunts, use of symbolism and political messages, and technical ability in a wide variety of media.
Banksy’s works have sold for upwards of $1 million each; he claims that he doesn’t sell them for this amount but instead gives them away for free. The “Looking Up” statue was given to the city of Bristol as part of an exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding by Horace Walpole (1717–1797).
Summary
In conclusion, Banksy is an artist who has been able to capture the imagination of people all over the world. He has done this by using his work as a medium to add meaning to public spaces and make people think about how they feel about those spaces in new ways. This makes Banksy’s art special, because it helps us understand our surroundings better than we did before he painted them. Hopefully this article helped clarify some things for you!