Unit 5: Conscious Art (1ère AMC)

Underground Art – Banksy

The document under study is the trailer for a documentary about Banksy, a famous British anonymous street artist. It was released in 2019. We have learned that Banksy created a global movement through his outlaw art. It is interesting to note that any movements have in common the fact that they came out of poverty, of struggle and a hunger and a thrust people felt for something to happen and to move.

Banksy is seen as an outsider. Besides, through his art, he is seen as a social activist as he likes to denounce political facts. Moreover, he is seen as the leader of an artistic revolution: every place he chooses to expose his graffiti is chosen in purpose. In fact, he wishes not to be seen, not to be arrested and to keep in identity private. But still, the way he does it is illegal because he has no authorization to paint where he wants to. Therefore, he is depicted as an outsider and a “Maverick” (someone who has an independent mind, seen as a non-conformist).

To conclude, according to Banksy, the goal of art is to change the world.

Homework: Learn the lesson.