political art

The auction of the Turbo Zone Truck, a 17-ton truck covered in Banksy’s graffiti, is expected to break records. Despite the fact that Banksy’s net worth is estimated to be around $50 million, the street artist has stated that he does not want to be paid for his work, preferring instead to focus on political and social issues. A look at a few of the most widely discussed articles. Some graffiti artist is using brush materials, at you can order your brush or paint materials easily.

The theme of work on trucks is anarchy

With an area of over 80 square meters, the Turbo Zone Truck is the largest work ever created by an unknown craftsman. It was done by Banksy in 2000, about six years before it became widely known. The truck depicts political agitation and opposition, which the road craftsman depicts in a large number of his later works.

Comment on phone generation

In 2014, Banksy created Mobile Lovers. The artwork was hung on a brick wall in Bristol. At work, a couple is seen paying little attention to each other but a lot of attention to their phone. The artist’s work is a satire on the so-called “telephone generation,” who let their phones dictate their lives and pay little attention to what is going on around them.

Criticism of xenophobia

Steve Jobs takes center stage on the wall art created by the artist in 2015 near a refugee camp in Calais, France. Steve Jobs, one of Apple’s co-founders, was the son of a Syrian immigrant who died in 2011. “We are often led to believe that migrants are expensive,” the artist explains, “but Apple, the world’s most profitable company, only exists because America allowed a young man from Homs (Syrian city, ed.) to enter the country.” in connection with this To show support for the Syrian people, Banksy created a new version of his famous work Balloon Girl (shown below) the year before.

British slave labor

A boy sews British flags on a sewing machine in this painting, which hangs on the wall of a London youth club. Slave Labor is a Banksy protest against the use of sweatshops to make souvenirs for the London Olympics and the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II. Locals were outraged when the work was stolen from the wall on which it was hung. They mistook it for a present for themselves. Banksy intervened, stating that the club’s owners would be the ones to decide what would happen to the artwork. The house was eventually sold for more than £400,000, with the proceeds going to the club.

Rat of Wall Street

Banksy installed this piece in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. He drew a rat dressed as a businessman to represent a large number of suit-clad men on Wall Street, New York’s financial district. “Let them Eat Crack,” a play on Marie Antoinette’s husband Louis XVI’s statement, “Let them Eat Cake,” is written next to it. This quote exemplifies how the wealthy can have misconceptions about the poor. By replacing the word “cake” with “crack,” Banksy alludes to the drug problem that many homeless people in New York face.

Worst view in the world

In 2017, Banksy will open a hotel in Bethlehem that will overlook an eight-foot-high concrete wall. The hotel has “the worst view in the world,” according to the street performer, referring to the barrier that separates Israel and the Palestinian territories. The hotel, by the way, is still open. This isn’t the first time Banksy has made an appearance in this area. In 2005, the anonymous artist rose to prominence after painting nine works on the Israeli-Palestinian separation wall, including a ladder atop the wall and a child digging a hole through it.