Cosa significa la bambina di Banksy?
Cosa significa la bambina di Banksy?
Si tratta probabilmente del pezzo più famoso di Banksy. Realizzato per la prima volta a Londra nel 2002, raffigura una bambina che tende la mano verso un palloncino rosso a forma di cuore, simbolo di innocenza, amore e speranza.
Where did Banksy get his inspiration from?
- Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack. Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces.
What is the meaning of Girl with balloon by Banksy?
- Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a 2002-started London series of stencil murals by the graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind. The first work was on Waterloo Bridge, and other murals were around London,...
Does Banksy sell pictures of his graffiti?
- Banksy no longer sells photographs or reproductions of his street graffiti, but his public "installations" are regularly resold, often even by removing the wall they were painted on. A small number of Banksy's works are officially, non-publicly, sold through an agency created by Banksy named Pest Control.
What happened to Banksy's 'Love is in the bin'?
- In 2018, a framed copy of the work spontaneously shredded during an auction, by way of a mechanical device Banksy had hidden in the frame. Banksy confirmed that he was responsible for the shredding and gave the altered piece a new name, Love is in the Bin. Sotheby's said it was "the first work in history ever created during a live auction."
