rage the flower thrower

I am going to write my analysis of the Banksy image so that I can add it into my essay later.

One piece of Banksy’s works that I am going to be talking about in this essay, is Rage the flower thrower. The image is representing how we as humans should wage peace and not war. It is a powerful image, one that I think people should look at properly instead of looking at the price stamps. Banksy is trying to say that instead of throwing bombs, instead of making wars and fights and rage, we should be throwing flowers. We should be trying to make peace in the world. I think this image is a powerful way to bring important messages to people through the use of graffiti. I think the way that Banksy’s artwork is quite simple is also affective, as it gets to the point right away. His bold use of black and white makes his visual signature stand out, which some might say makes you stop right away, as Banksy is a well-known artist. In some articles, Banksy has commented on how he started using stencil art as it was a quicker way for him to do his artwork after having some close calls in his early career with the police nearly catching him. Even though I do think that Banksy’s art has become more commercialised in some ways, I still think that the artwork that he does is powerful and does send the right messages. He uses political and social situations to inspire his artwork and always wants the public to know what is happening, as some things might pass over the general public. So Banksy uses these situations to not only make himself known and get his artwork out there, but to educate the public about the happenings that are going on around the world.