Sasha recommended me to get to know a very famous street artist,Bansky.
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation.Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world.Much of his work can be classified as temporary art. A small number of Banksy’s works are officially, non-publicly, sold through an agency created by Banksy named Pest Control.
Some famous artwork
This work Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a 2002-started London series of stencil murals by the graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind.
The gesture and the red balloon, an archetypal symbol of childhood and freedom, present a powerful message that can be read in a number of ways. Whether you see the girl as losing the balloon, or about to catch it, the meaning can be interpreted as a loss of innocence or the arrival of new hope and love.
This work depicts an urchin child at a sewing machine assembling a bunting of Union Jack patches. It was a protest against the use of sweatshops to manufacture Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics memorabilia in 2012.
This work depicting a masked man throwing a bunch of flowers. flowers themselves in the mages signify hope for a peaceful resolution of conflicts. By substituting a weapon with a bunch of flowers, Banksy is advocating for peace, and he opted to install this particular message in a high-conflict area.
From Banksy’s work ,i can see that he explore a unique and soft way to express his strong desires and politic views.Politic is a complex and sensitive thing, with this kind of art form ,it is more easy to be accepted and advocated by the public and government.
Feminism in China is also a very sensitive and unwelcome topic，if I want to express the modern feminism and gain influence and support ，I must find a special way to develop it ,and graffiti art seems could be useful .