| ▲ | tene80i 9 hours ago |
| Not sure we think of Banksy as being particularly subtle. Innovative and impactful, sure - but the message is usually quite clear, no? |
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| ▲ | morkalork 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It's always been about as subtle as a sledge hammer |
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| ▲ | EGreg 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | He started with literally graffiti. So sure - not subtle!! | | |
| ▲ | filoleg 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | Not gonna lie, I am not sure how the choice of medium here (graffiti) has anything to do with how subtle (or not) the message of an art piece is. | | |
| ▲ | morkalork 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | There's a well known theory on this exact concept! The Medium is the Message. Or, the very act of defacing a public building is meant to sledge-hammer the artist's work into the viewer's consciousness. Compared to say, some quiet exhibit most people would never encounter. |
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| ▲ | ares623 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Our first exposure to Banksy was when we were hitting puberty. We probably thought they were subtle back then. |
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