Banksy is an urban graffiti artist who uses satire and irony in his art work and often bases his work on consumerism and politics, some of his work is based of big corporations such as McDonalds and Disney, one of them being a young child polishing the clown shoes of McDonalds mascot Ronald McDonald, and another is that of a child being dragged away by Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald with a crying face whilst the corporations mascot maintain a happy disposition with a waving pose. This is suggesting that the corporations don't stand for what they mean and although they are targeted towards children, they are only established for money and will just take from them while keeping up a happy appearance for the media.
Bansky has other piece of art based upon globalisation and the way consumerism is an everyday aspect of life, one of which holds strong religious tones and is titled ' cross of consumerism', and features the significance of Jesus Christ being crucified but instead of nails hammered in his hands he is holding shopping bags and gifts, showing that he died not for our sins but for us to be petty over materialistic objects and we as a world have lost what was held dear in morals over time. It also lets audiences question what it is that we live and die for.
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