Power of Pictures BANKSY’S ANTI-WAR VIEW

By: Patsy Arias

Who is Banksy and what does he

do?

Unknown artist who was believed to have been born in Bristol,

England.

First started with his stencils in the late 1990’s

His paintings symbolize anti-war, anti-capitalist, and anti-establishments.

Banksy is also a pseudonymous United-Kingdom based graffiti artist,

political activist, film director and painter.

Outside house of Parliament. Later

displayed in 2007 in the Tate Britain

gallery in London.

Peaceful Heart Doctor. Outside on 720 Grant Ave. San Francisco

Forgive Us Our Trespassing. Hippy Fight Vs. Love first appeared near the

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in 2010 on a door of a

wine house.

Make Tea Not War. Belsize

Park, London

Soldier with Spray Can, hung in Guerrilla

Art Shows. Installed in March 13, 2005.

Dimensions 2ft x 1 1/2ft

I Don’t Believe in War. January 25, 2010. Canal side of apartment building.

No Future Girl Balloon. Spray painted on wall of private house in Bevois Valley,

Southampton, England.

Wrong War. From Pax Britannica; A Hellish

Place.

In 2005, Banksy produced several

images on the Isreali concrete barrier.

I Fought the Law. Release date,

February 12, 2004.

Word Cited

Stencilrevolution.com

Banksyforum.proboards.com