banksy

Banksy. 

Banksy is a pseudonymous English graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique.

The image above is by Street artist Banksy called 'mobile lovers' , it is a monotone painting of two people who at first glance appear to be kissing/hugging, when you look into the image you see that they are both actually just looking at their phones, the screen of the phones are lighting up each persons face, this is a representation that technology is now the only optimistic thing that people have in their life and that it is now more important than relationships with other people. 

The lack of colour makes the image seem more classic, this is a clever contrast from the content of the actual image. 

The art itself is a very clever way of making a point, there is no text or explanation so the audience can make their own assumptions about the meaning of the painting.  

The technique of this piece of art is spray paint, it is an effective way of making a realistic image look more modern, it harmonises with the theme and content of the image. 

My opinion of this picture is that it is very clever and is a good way of making people question the importance and status of technology to us,