Why has Banksy received a lot of criticism recently?
Banksy is an artists from the UK who mostly specialises in illegal stencilling. Although Banksy isn't the artist's real name, it is the identity he uses to protect him from the law. The reason Banksy needs such protection is because initially most of his work is illegal but also because his work challenges large organisations and governments too. Banksy has quickly become famous around the world as his unique works of art have made the headlines in many different countries around the world. Exhibitions of the artist's work are commonly attended by major celebrities too.
There has been a lot of talk recently though that due to Banksy's consistent rise to super stardom that the artist's credibility is no longer intact. A lot of the purists who have followed Banksy's work for a long time feel that he is a 'sell-out' now for a number of reasons and some of them have stopped supporting the artist.
A lot of Banksy's pieces have now started to sell at auctions for huge sums of money and this is one of the reasons that his credibility has come into question. The artist is well-known now by celebrities from all around the world and many of them are buying up any piece of his work which they can. This has led people to say that Banksy is creating art for profit now and not to provoke a change anymore. Banksy started out as artist very much on the wrong side of the law, creating graffiti on buildings and sneaking his own work into elite museums, more recently he has started organising exhibits though much like most other artists.
Then came the film 'Exit through the gift shop' which only added fuel to the fire for the Banksy sceptics. For such a secretive artist, being in a film albeit disguised was an unusual choice and one which wasn't received well by many Banksy fans. Many saw it as Banksy trying to increase his fame even further rather than to increase the impact of his work.
The argument for Banksy is that the artist still produces the same street art that he always has and if he has expanded his type of work that is purely his choice. Whether or not Banksy has profited from his art is irrelevant as the artist still produces work with good intentions and if the artist does make money from that art, it comes as a secondary benefit.
There has been a lot of talk recently though that due to Banksy's consistent rise to super stardom that the artist's credibility is no longer intact. A lot of the purists who have followed Banksy's work for a long time feel that he is a 'sell-out' now for a number of reasons and some of them have stopped supporting the artist.
A lot of Banksy's pieces have now started to sell at auctions for huge sums of money and this is one of the reasons that his credibility has come into question. The artist is well-known now by celebrities from all around the world and many of them are buying up any piece of his work which they can. This has led people to say that Banksy is creating art for profit now and not to provoke a change anymore. Banksy started out as artist very much on the wrong side of the law, creating graffiti on buildings and sneaking his own work into elite museums, more recently he has started organising exhibits though much like most other artists.
Then came the film 'Exit through the gift shop' which only added fuel to the fire for the Banksy sceptics. For such a secretive artist, being in a film albeit disguised was an unusual choice and one which wasn't received well by many Banksy fans. Many saw it as Banksy trying to increase his fame even further rather than to increase the impact of his work.
The argument for Banksy is that the artist still produces the same street art that he always has and if he has expanded his type of work that is purely his choice. Whether or not Banksy has profited from his art is irrelevant as the artist still produces work with good intentions and if the artist does make money from that art, it comes as a secondary benefit.
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