Banksy:
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Banksy is a English graffiti artist that uses epigrams on walls, bridges and buildings within large cities; he actively uses political issues in his work to express his opinion and the majority of culture's opinion on society. His work communicates very openly and honestly about society through the way he uses dark humour.
During my decades project, I became inspired by the way he uses stencils to create his imagery- I like the technique because although the image looks confined, it holds an element of freedom which I find to be organic as there is no guarantee how the outcome will turn out. I became influenced by Banksy's traditional use of stencils when printmaking; I experimented using different ways of stencilling including roller printing, mono printing and screen printing. From this, I went on to use stencilling in a non-traditional way testing digital techniques in Photoshop to build up a more sophisticated image incorporating other elements of my design work.
I found that Banksy's work incorporates a large amount of language techniques to communicate to the public about society- he has enabled culture to speak against the issues of modern day life. He uses sarcasm and sadistic humour to provoke thought- both his text and imagery are lateral with clear messages about political and social issues. His use of dark humour draws attention from the viewer and uproar in people's opinions, causing unrest to form within society through his use of metaphoric meanings. I like the contrast in the image and text because it shows the lighter elements of society and how society has created darkness. I was influenced by his use of humour in my own work leading up to my final piece because I wanted to communicate how unrest negatively impacted on youth subcultures over the 40 year period between the 1950s to 1980s. Due to the message of my work, I feel this evolved my imagery to take on a darker appearance (in a Gothic style) unintentionally.
I also like the way Banksy uses symbolism in the form of colour; I feel that the use of red communicates violence and angry emotions in the image. I tried to use this symbolic value in my own work to communicate emotions and the frustration youth felt within society- causing them to rebel.
Overall, I feel that stencilling as a technique has allowed me to build layers, textures and communicate about my theme. in order to apply humour to my work, I have researched different types of language techniques in order to achieve a deeper meaning in my own work. I feel the influence of Banksy has enabled me to develop my contextual knowledge further during my decades project.
During my decades project, I became inspired by the way he uses stencils to create his imagery- I like the technique because although the image looks confined, it holds an element of freedom which I find to be organic as there is no guarantee how the outcome will turn out. I became influenced by Banksy's traditional use of stencils when printmaking; I experimented using different ways of stencilling including roller printing, mono printing and screen printing. From this, I went on to use stencilling in a non-traditional way testing digital techniques in Photoshop to build up a more sophisticated image incorporating other elements of my design work.
I found that Banksy's work incorporates a large amount of language techniques to communicate to the public about society- he has enabled culture to speak against the issues of modern day life. He uses sarcasm and sadistic humour to provoke thought- both his text and imagery are lateral with clear messages about political and social issues. His use of dark humour draws attention from the viewer and uproar in people's opinions, causing unrest to form within society through his use of metaphoric meanings. I like the contrast in the image and text because it shows the lighter elements of society and how society has created darkness. I was influenced by his use of humour in my own work leading up to my final piece because I wanted to communicate how unrest negatively impacted on youth subcultures over the 40 year period between the 1950s to 1980s. Due to the message of my work, I feel this evolved my imagery to take on a darker appearance (in a Gothic style) unintentionally.
I also like the way Banksy uses symbolism in the form of colour; I feel that the use of red communicates violence and angry emotions in the image. I tried to use this symbolic value in my own work to communicate emotions and the frustration youth felt within society- causing them to rebel.
Overall, I feel that stencilling as a technique has allowed me to build layers, textures and communicate about my theme. in order to apply humour to my work, I have researched different types of language techniques in order to achieve a deeper meaning in my own work. I feel the influence of Banksy has enabled me to develop my contextual knowledge further during my decades project.
Traditional Stencilling:
I began to experiment using stencilling using ink and paint to built up a graffiti type image; I like the freedom in the image from the way the ink has run and the energy captured from applying the medium- I think that stencilling has allowed my imagery to become emotive in the way I applied the paint (taken a destructive, aggressive nature within the image) which I feel shows the result of unrest.
I went on to develop my ideas using printing and stencils within prints; I have learned to work organically during this experimenting and not work towards an obvious outcome as a result. I used mixed media in the form of layers to develop a message within my work, which lead to my final piece ideas.
I worked within collage of rubbing and stencilling on top of glass, stencilling on top of mono prints and building up layers of paint to create a graffiti styled image inspired by the urban Punk subculture.
on reflection, I feel that I have been able to laterally present my decades and theme using iconic figures in culture and politics together to show unrest. I feel I have been able to connect with Banksy over this project through the message I have communicated about society and that my work shares the same opinion as his.
I went on to develop my ideas using printing and stencils within prints; I have learned to work organically during this experimenting and not work towards an obvious outcome as a result. I used mixed media in the form of layers to develop a message within my work, which lead to my final piece ideas.
I worked within collage of rubbing and stencilling on top of glass, stencilling on top of mono prints and building up layers of paint to create a graffiti styled image inspired by the urban Punk subculture.
on reflection, I feel that I have been able to laterally present my decades and theme using iconic figures in culture and politics together to show unrest. I feel I have been able to connect with Banksy over this project through the message I have communicated about society and that my work shares the same opinion as his.
Non-Traditional Stencilling:
I went on to develop my original stencil pieces digitally using Photoshop and mixed media design. I feel that Photoshop allowed me to recreate stencilling techniques and combine my ideas together, making my imagery more sophisticated and more detailed as a result.
The use of mixed media has allowed me to explore different approaches to stencilling; I have achieved both obvious and non-obvious outcomes by using materials alongside traditional stencilling.
I worked with collage using magazine cut-outs to communicate about youth subculture in order to rebel against society and layers in Photoshop to produce subtle imagery combining photography and illustration together to create rebellion in the image.
The use of mixed media has allowed me to explore different approaches to stencilling; I have achieved both obvious and non-obvious outcomes by using materials alongside traditional stencilling.
I worked with collage using magazine cut-outs to communicate about youth subculture in order to rebel against society and layers in Photoshop to produce subtle imagery combining photography and illustration together to create rebellion in the image.