WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Banksy known for?
A
Terrorist attacks on Israelis
B
Building the West Bank Barrier
C
Graffiti on the border wall
D
Being prime minister of Israel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2005, Banksy became the first major international artist to add graffiti to the wall; his stencilled Flying Balloon Girl was considered to serve as a form of “transnational and experiential empathy".

Detailed explanation-2: -His artwork is often satirical, combining dark humour with messages about art, philosophy, and politics. By the early 2000s, Banksy had relocated from Bristol to London, where he began to gain notoriety; but, at the same time, his international work was taking off.

Detailed explanation-3: -Banksy is an anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. Their satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique.

Detailed explanation-4: -His artwork started off as a graffiti artist whose main purpose is to deliver political, war critiques, capitalism messages to the public. Banksy later discussed other subjects such as members of the royal family, policemen, rats, apes etc… He apparently has the attitude of a rebellion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Balloon Girl So at the number one spot, we have the most famous graffiti artist’s most famous graffiti artwork of all time – Balloon Girl. It shows a young girl with her hair and dress blowing forward, reaching for a heart-shaped balloon that’s being blown away.

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