Today in English class, Mr. Justin showed the class this image from the secretive artist: Banksy. We wrote our own paragraphs about our own interpretations of the art piece:
What a beautiful piece! The contrast between the beautiful flowers, and the dark man show many things:
(a) The depict detail of the flowers show how Banksy is highlighting the beauty, peace, and overall "rightness" of the flowers.(b) The citizen depicted in the image is not necessarily one man. He more represents a community of rebels. This is why he is not portrayed in detail. I perceive that he is trying to blend in with the others so that the source of his actions are not acknowledged.
I'd like to believe that this man is secretly doing good for his community. Instead of throwing a rock or grenade, the man here is throwing flowers, a symbol of good.
Perhaps this is a representation of Banksy him/herself. Aka: Someone who is doing good for the global community behind the scenes, without all the personal attention or media.
Of course, I can't be sure of my assumptions, but this is just my interpretation.
Let me know what you think! Please comment! Thanks!
-JULIA DI SIMONE
Very different from what I wrote, but is very accurate in its own way.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
*cough overachiever cough*