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  • Essay / Lying Behind the Curtains - 420

    Robert Banks, best known as Banksy, was born in 1974 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Characterized by his indescribable interior images, he is a famous English graffiti artist whose works are often humorous and/or political in nature. His famous "street art", which refers to the combination of graffiti with a distinctive stencil technique, made him one of the best-known graffiti artists of all time, leaving his mark throughout Europe, notably in London and in other countries with his anonymous paintings. . Out of all the options, I chose “The Scarlet Pimpernel of Modern Art,” which is not just a simple illustration but a singular and special situation that captures so many scenes happening in a single second. Making viewers imagine different things and possibilities of what happened in the painting, this image represents regret, anger, disappointment, guilt, shame, sadness, loneliness and despair, among others. The random blue dots above the board immediately captured my eye. . It gave me a sense of regret on the part of the artist towards his work, as if he was unhappy with his work and had thrown away something that might have accidentally stained it. On the other hand, the blue dots may represent anger, as the artwork may represent one's life story and painting it could have brought back bitter memories of an unsuccessful love life. There is a dark room, and a man and a woman can be clearly seen through the painted window. The man looks angry and disappointed. Hiding his face from the sun, he tries to find the man who was with his wife while he was at work. The woman in the back, dressed in black underwear and a bra, feels nervous and guilty and hopes her husband doesn't find out about her secret romance. Meanwhile, hanging from the window, the man she was with is naked and trying not to be seen. With his right hand he tries not to fall, while he uses his other hand to cover his parts. Appreciating the rest of the image, I focus on several details..