Semiotics

(fig.1) Keep Your Coins I WANT CHANGE. - Banksy's Art. 

Street artist Banksy is well acknowledge for his mutinous style of work with pieces that never cease to amaze people. Original as Banksy's work is he too uses a few founded imagery which could implicate that Banksy is no stranger when referring to the term semiotics as well as appropriation.

Being a fan of Banksy work i have seen the diverse thought process and outcome of his work over a period of time. Banksy uses any material that he can find to create an outcome, from public issues in society to personal thoughts and displays his work in eccentric places to deliver his message to the viewers. Banksy's public pieces usually simple but effective when using the stencil technique making it transparent and easy to communicate to, but at the same time there are some pieces of work that Banksy produces that leave the viewer to ponder with thought. By using his surroundings Banksy enables himself a strong outcome using little elements of colour and type with the signifier resulting a powerful impact to the viewer. With most of his work being strong like the one above as well as his stencil technique, it makes it easy for the viewer to recognize his style of work. Combining his style of work along with his powerful statements concludes with a strong reputation that can be read and acknowledged in most type of media tools out there.


Reference:

• (fig.1) (http://www.fightwithtools.org/photo/photo/show?id=2144400%3APhoto%3A129775)
• Danesi M. (2002) Understanding Media Semiotics. Arnold Publishers