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The proposal of urban artist Banksy is characterized by the recurrent and constant use of element... more The proposal of urban artist Banksy is characterized by the recurrent and constant use of elements of the so-called "guerrilla communication", a form of expression nourished by subversive tactics that wants to fight against the power relations that are inscribed in the daily codes. In his productions, Banksy makes an alteration of these oppressive communication systems in order to expose his despotic function and awaken in the viewer (the receiver in the communicative process) a critical response to them.
This way of acting in relation to art, using it as a medium for sociopolitical criticism, is part of a
historical and artistic continuum in which notable artists and intellectuals have used art as a
contestation tool and whose origins, maybe not practical but theoretical, can situate itself in the
Situationist International (1957).
The proposal of urban artist Banksy is characterized by the recurrent and constant use of element... more The proposal of urban artist Banksy is characterized by the recurrent and constant use of elements of the so-called "guerrilla communication", a form of expression nourished by subversive tactics that wants to fight against the power relations that are inscribed in the daily codes. In his productions, Banksy makes an alteration of these oppressive communication systems in order to expose his despotic function and awaken in the viewer (the receiver in the communicative process) a critical response to them.
This way of acting in relation to art, using it as a medium for sociopolitical criticism, is part of a
historical and artistic continuum in which notable artists and intellectuals have used art as a
contestation tool and whose origins, maybe not practical but theoretical, can situate itself in the
Situationist International (1957).