The man is one of Blek le Rat's most iconic characters. At the bottom center we find in gold the silhouette of a rat, distinctive mark of the artist. Unique work on canvas by Blek le Rat, The man who walks through the walls represents on a bright red background the figures (in black and white and made with stencils) of a sheep and a man holding two bulky bags. Say what message this piece of street art conveys.Blek le Rat - The man who walks through the walls - Unique Work.Describe the piece of street art as precisely as possible (use “in the background, on the right, at the bottom…).Present the artist (name, age, nationality and other relevant information).Introduce your street artwork (title, date, localization).This is a SPEAKING assessment, not a READING one! Show the artwork you have chosen in your video and do not read your presentation. VIDEO PROJECT : Record yourself and make a video to present a street art which conveys a strong message. These successful sales marked Banksy’s dramatic entry into the commercial art world.Ĭompétence évaluée : Production orale en continu (POC), savoir s’adresser à un auditoire. He soon decided to travel to Palestine and the West Bank, where he stencilled nine now-iconic images onto the newly-erected West Bank Wall, including ‘Love is in the Air.’ These images were an instant hit and exploded online.Īt this time, Banksy’s silkscreen prints and stencil paintings were racking up record-breaking sales in storied art auctions such as Sotheby’s. His artwork is often satirical, combining dark humour with messages about art, philosophy, and politics By the early 2000s, Banksy had relocated from Bristol to London, where he began to gain notoriety but, at the same time, his international work was taking off. He sometimes includes objects that already exist on his chosen ‘canvas,’ such as street signs and fire hydrants, to turn his work into striking street art installations. Banksy’s works often take the form of multi-layered stencils combined with other media sources. Banksy noticed stencil letters sprayed onto the truck, and, as he had been looking for a faster way to paint at the time, he decided stencilling would be his new graffiti style. As his crew fled from the scene, Banksy was stuck hiding beneath a dustbin van. Initially, he was part of a graffiti crew in Bristol by the name of DryBreadZ Crew or DBZ.Īt the age of 18, Banksy was nearly caught vandalizing public spaces by police. He often recycled the artist’s old ideas, moulding his own distinctive voice and style as he went.
Banksy began his graffiti career by admiring the works of Blek Le Rat.
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