Finding Sources

Bansky is the most well-known street artist, and because of this I was able to find a wealth of information online, in print, and even a documentary. Media is very important for modern day street art, since the art itself is so temporary the fact that it can be saved on the internet forever is invaluable to the craft. The internet has in a way popularized art that was once only a temporary fixture can be saved forever. For my print sources I was able to find several books in annex A of the stacks. One book specifically focused on Banksy and the other was about the business of graffiti in general, touching on the law and on the true audience of these works. The documentary I viewed “Exit through the gift shop” wasn’t practically worthwhile for the purpose of my research. The film was focused on another artist for a majority of the time, and only mentioned Banksy and his work as a peripheral focus revealing little about the artist’s main goals and designs.

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