Module 4 Artwork Analysis
"Morons" By Banksy.
Description
This piece of artwork is a black and white piece set in an auction room. The lines are soft and blended. There is focus points in the back as well as the focus point in the front right of the image. We can see an audience of people in the front all focused on an auctioneer in the middle who is pointing to a few paintings behind him. On the auctioneer stand there is also a bright green money counter.
Analysis
This piece was originally in print but was later burned and turned into a strictly digital piece. When looking at the artwork your eyes are immediately drawn to the middle of the page. While there you catch a bright green money counter in the middle of the auction stand that stands out. After looking deeper your line of sight moves right towards the bright white painting that says "I can't believe you morons believe this shit." Most of the audience is looking in the opposite direction of the bright white painting that contrast the other dark figures.
Interpretation
In my opinion I think this painting is criticizing the art community and more specifically the community that pays millions of dollars for art. Often times people say art is subjective and I think Banksy is pointing that out is a way. I think he is saying people shouldn't pay that much money for artwork and specifically his artwork that usually gets destroyed in some way or another. You can also see that some of the people in the audience are looking at the painting that is on display basically mocking them and they look as though they want to buy it as well almost not even realizing that the artist of the painting thinks they are "morons" for it. The bright green I think is also representative of how some art collectors just care about how much a piece cost and not necessarily what it is.
Banksy. “Auctions on Artsy: Premium Artworks from in-Demand Artists.” Artsy, 2006, www.artsy.net/auctions.
I think your take on this artwork was great! I like how you went into depth on each of the characters in the artwork. In addition, I thought you had a good point about when people look at the money value of things instead of actual value or deeper connection that could be made. As well as, pointing out how that is exactly what the artwork is criticizing about people.
ReplyDeleteI like how you described this art work. You even labeled your art work like how you were described the art work which makes it easy for us to know what you are talking about and it is clear how you feel about it. This art work is something that has touched lives and you described it perfectly.
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