As many people already know, Banksy is a face-less graffiti artist from the U.K. He leaves his artistic tags on buildings, street signs, bridges and even animals. His graffiti has an immense political focus and it illustrates his views on society.
The media likes to portray him as a menace, just another thug running rampant through the streets with a spray paint can and a chip on his shoulder. This is not his true description. Yes, he does wield a can of paint but his M.O. is not necessarily sinister. Despite "vandalizing" property with his art, he's hardly a criminal. His art is not only beautifully created but it delivers a message as well, a message that points out the true criminals among us.
He is staunchly anti-war and seems to be quite a moral philosopher. He questions our motives as a society, our selfish, egotistical agendas. He paints a real pretty picture of the morbid doctrine's many live by. War, animal cruelty, societal stupidity...it's all been satirized in his work.
Ever since I learned of Banksy I've been in awe of him. He's like an artist superhero. He fights the bad guy with his paints and his phrases. Though he's not like Batman, beating the Joker's of the world to a bloody pulp, he does his fighting with his art. Isn't that the kind of vigilante we need...someone who doesn't clean up the streets but makes them a little bit prettier while forcing us to be aware that we need to clean up the street's for ourselves.
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