Who is Banksy? • Banksy, a street artist whose identity is still unknown till today. • Rumors that Banksy’s place of birth is Bristol, England – 1974• His artistic career started in the early 1990s• Artwork themes include political, greed, capitalism & war.

Banksy has released a few books• Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall (2001)• Banksy, Existencilism (2002)• Banksy, Cut It Out (2004)• Banksy, Wall and Piece (2005)• Banksy, Pictures of Walls (2005)• Banksy, You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat (2012)

Israel’s West Bank Barrier

Israel’s West Bank Barrier• Names include; Separation Wall, Separation Fence, Security Fence,

Apartheid Wall/Fence• Israel Government – “It protects civilians from suicide bombing and

terror attacks”

Location of the West Bank Barrier

Historical Background• In 1992, this idea of a construction of the wall was proposed by the

prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin.• 1994 – First section of the barrier constructed • 2003 – 180km of the wall constructed• 2005 – Proposed length of route increased to 670km• 2012 – 440km constructed• Very little progress made in 2014

Construction of the West Bank Barrier

Structure of the West Bank Barrier

• Most of the barrier is wire fencing, 3m high• Reinforced with razor wire and 2m ditch• In “riskier” areas, an 8m concrete wall is built.• Built with watchtowers

• There are gates at various points to allow students to attend school, farmers to reach their fields, and others. • Troops are assigned to

check for their permits.

Layout of the West Bank

Barrier

Types of Mural Painting

Escapism• A depiction of a small kid with only a chalk• He can only dream of escaping the wall,

with his chalk drawn ladder.

Cut it out.• One of the simplest art• It’s like instructions, to cut open

something.• In this context, to cut open the

wall.

Windows of West Bank• What lies beyond the wall,

could be a beautiful mountain scenery.• 2 chairs, possibly for

people to sit and enjoy the scenery.

Up.• A girl, trying to get to the

other side of the wall. • Her only hope is to let

her balloons take her away.

Beyond the Wall• 2 kids, preparing their buckets and

shovels for a day in the beach. • What lies beneath the wall, is a

beach.

The Secret Escape

• A man, possibly a guard “opening” part of the wall for people to escape to the other side.

“How illegal is it to vandalize a wall, if the wall itself has been deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice?

– Banksy in his website introduction to his Wall project.

A conversation between Banksy and an old Palestinian man

Old Man: You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful.Banksy : ThanksOld Man: We don’t want it to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home.

Type of materials used for mural painting

• For Banksy, his materials used are fairly simple.• Brushes• Stencil + Spray Paint• Stencil is usually hand drawn

or printed on a cardboard.

I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an

intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key. - Banksy

- In his book, Wall And Piece; Banksy stated that he couldn’t finish his art at one go, and would often get caught before completing.- He used stencils to be more efficient.

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