English Roots

The only ever graffiti artist I had heard of growing up was Banksy and purely because he was the most well - known writer in England when I was growing up. During 2010 he was named one of the most influential people in the world, this shows how much of an impact his art and he as a person has had on the world over the past decade.

An article named The Story Behind Banksy explains the true story of how the famous and the mystery of Banksy started and where it is today. The most interesting component of this story for me is how influential an English born graffiti artist from Bristol has become in this world. This story truly shows how meaningful graffiti and street art can be and the subliminal message that this art can show. The image below shows my favorite Banksy piece, this is because I grew up at a time in England where football (soccer) violence was everywhere and this image portrays to me how violence isn't needed around this sport and that we should be celebrating the success of the sport not ruining the reputation of it and our country.

Bibliography Sources 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Story-Behind-Banksy-187953941.html