Banksy, vysvětleno

Street artist Banksy has confirmed a large statue that appeared in central London is his work. Banksy se v tento sobota stává jedním z témat, která přitahují pozornost v zemi Czechia.

Fakta

• Street artist Banksy has confirmed a large statue that appeared in central London is his work.
• With Banksy, it's a limited time event because it's public art - you don't know how long it's going to be up," said 23-year-old student Ollie Isaac as he joined dozens taking a look.
• Though he is best known for his graffiti, Banksy has made statues before, including one named The Drinker, which he installed on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End in 2004.
• The sculpture in central London of a man walking off a plinth while holding a flag has been drawing crowds.
• Banksy's representatives told the BBC the statue was installed in the early hours of Wednesday, before the artist posted a video of it on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon.

Co víme

Podrobněji, With Banksy, it's a limited time event because it's public art - you don't know how long it's going to be up," said 23-year-old student Ollie Isaac as he joined dozens taking a look.

Konkrétně, though he is best known for his graffiti, Banksy has made statues before, including one named The Drinker, which he installed on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End in 2004.

Dále the sculpture in central London of a man walking off a plinth while holding a flag has been drawing crowds.

Stojí za zmínku, že Banksy's representatives told the BBC the statue was installed in the early hours of Wednesday, before the artist posted a video of it on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon.

V tuto chvíli On the statue's position on the ceremonial island in Waterloo Place, Banksy said: "There was a bit of a gap.

Čísla

Podrobněji, its location - Waterloo Place, St James's - is an area designed to celebrate imperialism and military dominance in the 1800s.

Konkrétně, Teacher Lynette Cloraleigh, 55, came down after a friend posted about the statue on Instagram.

Dále In 2004, The Drinker, a subversive take on Rodin's The Thinker, was installed on Shaftesbury Avenue before being stolen soon afterwards.

Stojí za zmínku, že In 2024, the street artist created an animal trail around the capital with pieces including a goat, elephants, a gorilla, monkeys, piranhas, a rhino and pelicans.

Kontext

Stojí za zmínku, že Westminster City Council, which is responsible for the area, said: "We're excited to see Banksy's latest sculpture in Westminster, making a striking addition to the city's vibrant public art scene.

V tuto chvíli James Peak, creator of the BBC podcast series The Banksy Story, said: "Here, you've got a brilliant comment on a bumptious, chest puffed out man in power with the flag completely obscuring his vision, which is why he is about to fall off the plinth.

Podrobněji, He added Banksy had "pulled off another fantastic coup... the positioning is absolutely knockout".

Konkrétně, On the statue's location, he added: "We've got to face up to the fact that Britain has an imperialistic history full of takeovers and part of that is the sort of extreme nationalism that Banksy absolutely abhors.

Dále On Banksy's Instagram post, one commentator wrote: "I love that he appears when enough time has passed to forget, and arrives with full force unnoticed" while another wrote: "As a long-time Banksy collector, this one really hits.

Shrnutí

• Though he is best known for his graffiti, Banksy has made statues before, including one named The Drinker, which he installed on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End in 2004.
• The sculpture in central London of a man walking off a plinth while holding a flag has been drawing crowds.
• This is not the first time Banksy, whose real identity is not officially known, has previously left a statue in London.