Banksy and the rise of outlaw art Flashcards
When was Banksy born and where
Banksy was born in Bristol England and was born in 1974 
What type of art does Banksy do
Graffiti art
What does graffiti art and where did you originate
Graffiti art was originally created in New York City in the early 1970s and was created for people who wanted their name to be known
What is graffiti art legal and what was it associated with
It was not legal at the early time but it was associated with vandalism therefore had a bad connotation
What is tagging
It was symbols or a series of symbols that were used to write someone’s name or to mark territory 
Who is one of the first people to do subway graffiti
Henry Chilvert
Who bought graffiti to England
Del Naja
Was Banksy good at art
In school he wasn’t that good but people said there was something special about it
Who influenced Banksy
Del Naja by being one of the only Bristol graffiti artist
Who offered his walls to have graffiti art on them and where was this
John Nation
Barton Hill 
How often did Banksy paint graffiti art in Barton Hill
Almost every weekend
When did police start raiding graffiti gangs/crews
1989
Where did Banksy meet up with other graffiti artists in Barton
The Barton Hill Youth Club
What was in front of the Barton Hill youth club
Political statements
Nation Front emblems
What did the artist graffiti on the walls where there were political statements
A fun graffiti painting
Why did People Love BARTON HILL YOUTH CLUB
It was the only place where graffitiing was legal.
Why was graffiti so fun for it’s artists
It had a rush from the having to work quickly not to get caught by police
What else happened at Barton youth club
It became a spot where artists would plan on how they would bomb trains
What was the raid operation called
Operation Anderson
Did most of the artist snitch
No most of them didn’t
Where was one of Banksy first paintings that got noticed
Glastonbury Festival
What was Banksy signature
A smiley face
A monkey
A rat
Where did Banksy get his rat from
The French artist Blek Le Rat
What was Blek’s signature
The rat
The rat was to signify that people look at something wrong in the city and the act it’s invisible but he highlights the issues like homelessness
