The Man & The Mystery
This is the English city where Banksy is believed to have been born and where his early graffiti career began.
Bristol, England
This 2002 mural of a child reaching for a heart-shaped object is perhaps his most recognizable work worldwide.
Girl with Balloon
This is a thin sheet of card or plastic with a design cut out of it used to create an image quickly.
A Stencil
This word combines "art" and "activism" to describe Banksy's work.
Artivism
What artist made Starry Night?
Van Gogh
Banksy famously uses this type of art to keep his identity hidden and his messages public.
Street Art or Graffiti
This 2002 mural of a child reaching for a heart-shaped object is perhaps his most recognizable work worldwide.
Love is in the bin
Stenciling created this distinct, "high-" style that became Banksy’s global trademark.
High Contrast
This is the term for using humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize problems in society or politics.
Satire
What artist uses crowns in his work?
Basquiat
Banksy switched to this specific method because it allowed him to finish his work much faster and avoid being caught by police.
Stenciling
This piece depicts a masked man in a riot stance with a mask and a bouquet of flowers.
Rage the flower thrower
In stencil making, these are the center pieces of a design (like the middle of an 'O') that would fall out if not supported.
Islands
An image of a rioter throwing a bouquet of flowers instead of a bomb represents this common theme.
Anti War / Peace
What artist does splatter paint?
Jackson Pollock
While most of his stencils are black and white, Banksy often uses this color for small details like balloons or hearts to make them pop.
Red
This is another name for Banksy's piece Rage the Flower thrower.
Love is in the Air.
These small strips of paper are used to connect "islands" to the rest of the stencil sheet.
Bridges
Banksy uses corporate logos in his art to criticize this, which is the cultural focus on buying things.
consumerism
What artist is famous for his pop art campbells soup cans?
Andy Warhol
Banksy once said that art should do this to the "disturbed" and do the opposite to the "comfortable."
comfort (the disturbed) and disturb (the comfortable)
This is the title of the work featuring Steve Jobs, which points out his father’s heritage.
What is The Son of a Migrant from Syria
Because stencils are prepared in this location, Banksy can apply them to city walls in just a few seconds.
at home
By placing art on streets instead of in museums, Banksy questions this group of people who usually control a city.
Authority/ Government/ Police
What artist Created the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Di Vinci