Banksy - Week 4

Here are three examples of Banksy's work:

The message:
That everything gets swept under the carpet.

Placed:
North London

By placing this is a public place, he can draw more attention to the fact that this is what people do everyday. The graffiti to me shows that everyone thinks "out of sight, out of mind". Also, another aspect of this could be that other people see your business (because her head is faced away from the rug looking wall) and seems to be paying more attention to whatever is going on where she is looking, opposed to whatever she is sweeping away.
The technique of this piece is very clever because he has cleverly chosen a white  wall and added shading to create the woman and the part above the brick wall and has only painted the bottom part of it where it seems more like what we would typically draw as a brick wall.

The message:
That society doesn't allow us to follow our dreams any more.

Placed:
Chinatown

By putting this in a public place, he can emphasize the sad, but true, fact of life that we live in today. The graffiti technique in this is quite unique because if you look beneath the "cancelled" sign, it shows some writing that looks quite amateur and as if a child has created it where as the red sign appears to be a sticker that they used to use when something like a show was cancelled.
To me, this piece shows that despite what you're told, someone is always above you, controlling you like puppets and so you have to conform to whatever they want, otherwise you wont fit in. Too add, the grey writing behind it seems quite old and dated, so the vibrant red seems more modern and up to date.

The message:
To me, this message shows a doctor which may or may not be him questioning the heart about New York.

Placed:
New York City, Cedar Street (between Greenwich and Trinity)


The graffiti in this shows the doctor checking something to do with the heart. To me, this makes me think that someone is trying to see whether there is something wrong with the world we live in today. I think this because they have used the symbol of the "I ♥ NY" which makes it common, and if something is common, it shows that it is a trend and people agree with whatever is being stated or talked about.
By putting this in public, not only does this get a wider audience range than in a gallery, but it also makes people stop and wonder the message behind it. The technique of this is really cool because he has created this piece in a way that will make you think twice. Also, he has made the doctor higher than the heart which could show that he is of a higher society or is more advanced than the thing he is assessing. Too add to this, he has also made the doctor darker than the "I ♥ NY" which could show that the people who question society aren't as happy as the ones who just go out to embrace and enjoy it.