To chuck or not to chuck? Graffiti artist, Banksy, takes everyday street life and transforms it into a controversial work of art. The illegal nature of his work doesn’t stop Banksy from creating these one of a kind “street” art. Why conform and make art only for art museums and exhibits, when you can take existing symbols and give people a different spin on it. His art takes the shape of an existing structure and manages to show us his he views the world with the use of his creativity
Banksy’s “Flower Chucker” is a powerful piece that we as a society, can learn something from. From what looks like a rebellious man, in a violent stance, a bouquet of flowers in hand ready to throw. Banksy’s political message of bringing peace instead of war is strongly conveyed in this piece. Removing the flowers from his hand, the man’s aggressive stance looks like he should be throwing a Molotov cocktail or a grenade. Instead he holds a colorful arrangement of flowers, ready to throw them and spread peace to all. Not only fine and other forms of commercial design allow communication between the artist/designer and their audience. This conversation between the artist and the audience is the determining factor to the message getting across. To me, graffiti like Banksy’s work communicate more strongly than some forms of art and design. Magically transforming a ragged wall on some nameless street corner into a political pro peace movement is a direct conversation between the artist and the viewers.
