The oddity behind this team-up is that Hurst’s work is the epitome of the art-world establishment. From midnight throw-ups to million-dollar auctions, Banksy’s audience has shifted - and this has had its influence on his work. The artist has come a long way since his pre-gallery era, and fame has certainly had its effect. Stencils also offered consistency, amplifying Banksy’s ability to “get up” with repeated messages. His style imbued flashes of truth with a tinge of dark humor that made them memorable. Thematically, Banksy would create art that gave voice to those who felt oppressed by capitalism.
Ultimately, he would eclipse Blek in recognition. " Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only 20 years earlier ," Banksy is widely quoted as saying. Like the sentiment found in the, “ Simpsons Already Did It” South Park episode, Banksy’s work often draws criticism derivative nature. Many trace this influence to Blek le Rat, a French stencil artist. This technique offered speed and efficiency while tagging in the open streets. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."īanksy found his edge with a shift toward stencil art. was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. As stated in the book Stencil Graffiti, “.
At this level, one becomes fame, but how does this fame influence the creative process? Is one ever supposed to stay up? Banksy is one of the few street artists to achieve this status and cross over into the art world in a massive way.ĭue to the anonymous nature of the graffiti artist's persona, very little has been confirmed about the formative years in Banksy’s life. What happens, though, when one achieve up-ness? That threshold beyond the rest: worldwide recognition. “Getting up” is a journey, implied in the future-tense of the language. Putting paint to the wall for the world to sit and wonder - how? - and more importantly: why? This is not done out of expectation that it will last forever, but as an affront to the fact that nothing will. ‘Getting Up’ is something graffiti writers aim to do.
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