For some, it is an easy method to produce a political message. Those who make and apply stencils have many motivations. Sometimes multiple layers of stencils are used on the same image to add colours or create the illusion of depth. The process of stenciling involves applying paint across a stencil to form an image on a surface below. The design is cut out and the image is transferred to a surface through the use of paint or spray paint. He created a range of images of homeless people, which depict them standing, sitting or laying on sidewalks, in attempts to bring attention to what he views as a global problem.Ī stencil is made from paper, cardboard, or other media to create an image or text that can easily be reproduced.
He has had a great influence on today's graffiti art and "urban art" movement he wants to bring Art to the people. Now he stencils posters and then puts the posters up around Paris so that he can apply his Art to walls more quickly so there is less chance of him getting caught!!
His name originates from a childhood cartoon "Blek le Roc", using "rat" as an anagram for "art".īlek is credited with being the inventor of the life-sized stencil, as well as the first to transform stencil from basic lettering into pictoral art.īlek's identity was revealed to French authorities in 1991 when he was arrested while stenciling. In many ways, Banksy also uses the symbol of the rat as a way of aligning himself with the wretched and the underdogs whom he often speaks about or on behalf of in his works.He began his artwork in 1981, painting stencils of rats on the street walls of Paris, describing the rat as "the only free animal in the city", and one which "spreads the plague everywhere, just like street art". “If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved, then rats are the ultimate role model.” Instead, it seems he prefers monkeys for his original and editioned canvases.
Given the relative importance of rats in the artist’s iconography and symbolism, Banksy has done a surprisingly few number of originals with them as the main protagonists. Banksy also realized numerous prints on paper in 2004, featuring various of his iconic rat characters. In terms of artistic output, Banksy has realized many murals featuring rats – mostly in England, and they tend to be smaller pieces.
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