The darck man carying the peace

Biography of bansky :
bansky is a street art artist, born in 1974 in the United Kingdom. He hides his true identity behind a pseudonym Bansky. He is a graffiti artist known for his urban stencils. Banksy uses art to denounce war, racism, violence... Sometimes with humour or poetry. Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower) was created by Banksy in 2003 in the streets of Jerusalem.

what can be seen in his paintings :
We can see a man dressed in black and white. He is wearing white trousers and a black sweater. A scarf hides his face. But also a cap worn backwards. In his right hand he has a flower bouquet as a projectile, which is not in keeping with the character represented. Only the flowers are coloured. The background is clear


My opinion in this painting :
I chose this painting because it carries a message. Indeed, at first glance we do not really understand what the artist wants us to understand. But when we look more closely at the painting, we can see that the character is not in adequacy with the object he projects. The character represented has an aggressive character, especially with his posture and the fact that his face is hidden. So the character gives a feeling of violence, while the flower bouquet carries a message of peace. What I like about it is that everyone can draw the message they want from it. But on the other hand I think it delivers a message of peace. He hides his face, which recalls the story of Banksy himself, who, like many graffiti artists, wants to remain anonymous at all costs. bansky raises awareness among young and old through his painting. It is important to show people the problems of our world so that they become aware of them themselves.

Morgan

This artwork was made by JR and is entitled “Salutations de Gizeh” but I call it “Wave from Aliens!”
JR whose real name is Jean René was born in 1983 in Paris. He grew up in the region of Paris and was introduced to street art as a teenager before switching to street photography in 2001. In 2004, he got himself known with a huge illegal exhibition of large-format pictures pasted on the buildings of a ghetto. Then, he started international projects such as Face 2 Face, with portraits of Israelis and Palestinians displayed on either side of the separation wall between these two countries. He made some awesome projects in Paris with the Louvre Museum in 2019 and the Eiffel Tower in 2021.
The document is a picture entitled “Salutations de Gizeh '' taken in 2021. The scene takes place in Egypt in front of a pyramid that we can see in the background with the sky.  In the foreground, we can see a giant black and white hand leaving the ground holding a black and white photo of the pyramid whose fractured top seems to float in the air making this work of art a great trompe l'oeil. In the middle left, we can see a camel ridden by a man reminding us of the place we are in.
The photographer wanted to highlight the immensity of the structure with its craziest theory of its creation made by aliens explaining why the picture in the human's hand is in black and white showing a sort of time travel revealing the alien's help.
 The aim of the artist is probably to show the power of human's creation with such a work given that it's a human hand that's leaving the ground.
 Maybe the artist wanted to show us that this monument was built over several generations with the hand showing the next step of the construction through a blueprint
 I’ve chosen this piece of art because it reminds me of the crazy theories about the creation of the pyramids by aliens due to its immensity, making its creation an exciting mystery. Besides, this monument is a part of the Seven Wonders of the World and is one of the most beautiful of all.
 
To conclude, I would say that the picture makes us aware of the power of human’s creations. Indeed, when a human being is alone, he can't do anything but when he forms a team, he can do everything he want like this phenomenal monument. To me, this picture is a symbol of solidarity.

Younes

Banksy’s Biography:
Banksy, a street artist whose identity remains unknown, is believed to have been born in Bristol, England, around 1974. He rose to prominence for his provocative stenciled pieces in the late 1990s. Banksy is the subject of a 2010 documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which examines the relationship between commercial and street art.
The artwork description:
The official name of this masterpiece is Rage, the flower thrower. My title for this artwork is The man throwing flowers.
On this painting,  there is a man wearing a kerchief and a baseball cap throwing a bouquet of flowers. The man and the flower wrapping are done in black and white; the flowers and the stems protruding from the wrapper are in color.

The message:
There is anger and frustration in the posture of the man, bombing the establishment with flowers. The flowers themselves, done in color, show a hope for peaceful resolution of our conflicts. Simply put, wage peace. Banksy's work usually has some political or social message attached: this one being peace over war.

My opinion:
I think that the goal of this piece of art is to denounce violence and encourage people to spread love instead of hurting others. I really like the contrast of colors between the black and white and brighter colours. I also appreciate the message of this artwork.

The importance of raising awareness:
Raising awareness is important so people can be conscious of the society's problems, advocate for important causes and thus reduce injustice.

Léa

Banksy’s biography:

Banksy is a street art artist whose identity remains unknown. He was probably born in Bristol  in 1974. Banksy began his career in the early 1990s. He uses stencil painting to convey his messages where he denounces war, capitalism, hypocrisy and gread.  He mostly paints rats, apes, children, members of the royal family and police men.

The painting:

The name of this painting is “Mobile lovers” but I would give “The Reality of Love” as a new title. In this painting we can see two persons, a woman and a man. They are hugging each other looking at their phones instead of kissing. 

The message:

Through this painting Banksy wanted to denounce the influence of technology in our daily lives. We are blinded by our phones, our computer and our tablets, they changed our conception of life. Today we live, eat, and breathe this technology that prevents us from being able to interact with other humans face to face.

My opinion:

I really love this painting because it describes our generation very well. People claim to be so in love with each other,  but can never leave their phone or put it down, when they are with the person they love.

Morgan

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