Analysis Of Very Little Helps By Banksy

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Banksy’s artwork “Very Little Helps” made in 2008 is an artwork using screen printing. The theme of the artwork is that we are a people who worship consumerism and have more respect and appreciation for shopping than we have for our country and what people have done to make the country what it is now. Banksy has depicted the theme of the work by using a Tesco bag on a flagpole in place of the flag and having people standing at attention while it is raised. My first impression of the artwork is that it speaks a truth that so many people can’t see because they are actually involved in consumerism so heavily. A large amount of the context of the artwork has to do with the composition and everything all fits together. The Background of “Very Little Helps” is a solid light blue colour with a horizontal white strip starting from the bottom of the artwork and covers about a sixth of the blue, The middle ground of the work composes of three people and a flag pole, two of the people are standing at attention …show more content…

Banksy may have been exploring the idea of freeing the people who saw his piece by revealing to them the truth of what they are actually doing and how we as a nation treat consumerism higher than we treat respect for our country. Banksy has depicted this idea by having two people standing at attention in front of a flag pole while another person is hoisting a ‘flag’, this ‘flag’ that Banksy has used is actually a Tesco bag that is flying in the wind. The meaning relates to the viewer of the piece by using a plastic bag with a label on it that most people know and that most people know what the label actually is, the effect that the work might have on people would be a sense of truth and realisation. The artist’s message of the work could be interpreted in many ways and may have a different effect than what was intended on people depending on their

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