Banksy is my favourite stencil artist, purely because I really like his stencil style. I also really like how his paintings are mainly made up of only shadows and highlights and shapes. You can still tell that it is done using stencils but also gives it a unique flavour that is unique to Banksy. His artwork addresses controversial issues but at the same time he makes it humorous and enjoyable.
Banksy, Happy Choppers, 2003
Banksy, Pulp Fiction, 2004
I quite like the stencilling technique as it is very simple but the finished product looks really cool. I like how hands on it is - drawing the stencil, cutting the stencil out, then spray painting. I like how you can stencil onto pretty much any material and it is so quick and easy that you can keep layering, using different colours and different shapes of stencils. I also really like it because during the spray painting part of the process you get messy, and I really like getting my hands dirty while making art.
This is an example of stencilling work I have done in class. I used a combination of found stencils and self-made stencils. I really enjoyed the entire process but my favourite part would definitely have to be spray painting. It's so easy to build up layers of shapes continuously and create something awesome. I also really like how the spray paint is transparent so you can see the layers underneath.
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