Posted by: Maddy
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
"Designated" Graffiti Area?
The second piece of Banksy’s artwork that Julia and I found when we were
wandering London was a graffiti image of a policeman walking a poodle on a
leash. The interesting thing about this piece is that we found it on a wall
inside Cargo bar in Shoreditch. Next to the image of the policeman and the dog
is the statement “This wall is a designated graffiti area”. Banksy appears to be making the point that while graffiti is usually
associated with street art and freedom, “designating” graffiti areas seems
like somewhat of an oxymoron. Graffiti is typically used as a rebellion against
institutionalized art and consumerist culture, yet this graffiti
wall is being used within a bar for aesthetic pleasure. As I stated in the
previous post, Banksy’s pieces seem to be a bit contradictory, making the issue
of “street art vs. institutionalized art” that much more interesting.
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