Banksy Art Reflection

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Banksy DVD Reflection Banksy’s street art had the feeling of overwhelming desperation and darkness from beginning to end. My stomach turned about as I began to develop my own thoughts to what he may have been thinking while painting his messages. A couple of the art works standout, such as the flood art. My first reaction to this was lose but my thought changed after reading the wall, “I do not believe in global warming”. Instantly what it meant to me was that belief does not cause existence. Another art work that made an instantaneous reaction was Banksy’s work of Peace standing over Love as if Peace was attempting to kill. The Peace and Love art shattered the reality that they are not in fact using the same means to develop the same outcome. What I seen is that Peace is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and Love has been dismissed in the world causing chaos. The last and most horrifying picture was when Banksy shows how evil and desperate humanity has become for recognition or wealth. A small girl bleeding in rubble and human bones while the media film without care or want to help. It made me angry and instilled hatred toward the wolves using innocents to promote their gain in ranks. A monstrous world we have become if we accept people of this resolve. My observation of Banksy’s work is that he is trying to say that the ranks have instilled artificial control in our minds from birth causing people to want trivial material. The world is full of filth to isolate potential, because of their fear of losing power. A confused needful society that sees nowhere to run is an easily conquered society, accepting madness as ordinary. After writing this paper an icy chill comes over me because this monster, this madness, this loveless media controlled aggrandized society… is my
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