What Makes Banksy So Controversial
Banksy’s “kids on guns” was 1st noticed at Santa’s Ghetto in 2003 selling for about 450 pounds. The costs have gone up unrealistically currently due to auctioning houses, making him an additional artist who has hit the big time in terms of the cost of his art. The whole idea that art can be so high-priced is certainly alarming and that to a graffiti artist like Banksy whose work deals with a message instead of being up to date art. “Kids on guns” is a cute stencil image of 2 children standing together holding a heart shaped balloon and a soft toy bear. But as you move nearer you notice that the children are standing on a pile of guns. Bleak realism indeed! War and peace forms the core of a lot of the Banksy canvas pieces and this is no different. The whole idea of kids being exposed to guns at such a tender age will solely bring about one reaction in a human being. Shock and awe at the situation of the world. With that Banksy achieves his objective! This is not the only piece of art he manages to do this with, look out for the likes of the ‘Kissing Coppers’, ‘Banksy balloon Girl’ and ‘Stop and Search’ each and every one of which transmit a message regarding the sign of the times we exist in.