Stencilling blog 4 term 2 Banksy

Banksy

Artist

Banksy is a pseudonymous United Kingdom-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. Wikipedia

Born: Bristol, United Kingdom

Nationality: English

Movies: Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Antics Roadshow

Books: Banksy

Periods: Graffiti, Street art

Awards: Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy

A woman walks past some graffiti art on a building in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, southwest England, September 9, 2009. Authorities in the home city of British urban artist Banksy plan to become the first to allow a regular public vote on whether popular works of street graffiti should stay or be removed. The move by Bristol council in the west of England follows a sell-out Banksy exhibition in the city that attracted 300,000 visitors and boosted the local economy by an estimated 10 million pounds ($17 million). Photo taken September 9, 2009. To match Reuters Life! BRITAIN-GRAFFITI/ REUTERS/Phil Noble

http://totallycoolpix.com/2010/12/banksy/

I think it is very creative the way he shares his message by using stencils but we get completely different ideas when we see this like how i see that astronaut with shopping bags in his hands showing that the moon landing may be fake but that is just my view of point.