In The Film Of 'Exit Through The Gift Shop' And Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Banksy in the film of ''Exit through the gift shop” and Michelangelo Buonarroti, when comparing and contrasting two artists,‭ ‬aspects such as‭; time‬ period,‭ ‬beliefs of the artist and available materials must be taken into account.‭ T‬hese two artists,‭ ‬find the aspects that are similar and different between both artists and their artwork,‭ ‬and find that aspects such as time period or beliefs of the artist affect immensely on the artist‭’‬s work.‭
In the film ''exit through the gift shop” Banksy made an documentary film, the film examine street art, graffiti and the surrounding subculture as well as the lives of the artists. Banksy is a British graffiti artist and painter. While Banksy is out and exploring the world, A man name Therri Guetta, a friend of Banksy and also a artist. Therri has a obsession with filming, capturing everything in camera, so Therri insist to record everything on Banksy art quest. Banksy in ''Exit throught the gift shop” wants to stay anonymous in his art work and he may be one of the most mysterious street's artists. Street art started with artists expressing themselves through their creativity and designs, on images posted in public, but turned to a moneymaking operation for Banksy in ''Exit through the gift shop”. Banksy create his art work in the dark, on a wall, or signs, with minimal supplies and the rush it gives him is all based on the fact that it is all considered illegal. Although, in the past, Michelangelo was born in Tuscany in Italy on the‭ ‬6th of March in‭ ‬1475.‭ ‬He was an Italian painter,‭ ‬a sculptor,‭ ‬an architect.‭ His strongest skill was ‬specialized in painting and sculpting.‭ ‬Two of Michelangelo works,‭ ‬the‭ “‬David‭” and “‬Pietà‭”‬ .‭ B‬orn in Tuscany,‭ ‬Michelangelo w...

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...langelo believed that the work of sculpting was ''to take away all that was not a part of the statue”. He thinks the job of the sculptor was ''to free the forms that were already inside the stone”'.‭ ‬This contrasts the idea of Banksy want to express his creativity and feelings if graffiti, By adding art to these symbols and images against the commercial word, there’s a shock value that is moving towards being accepted as less of destruction and more as an art form. These ideas and beliefs are shown through creativity and beliefs.
Michelangelo Buonarroti and Banksy in ''Exit through the gift shop”are both different and similar.‭ ‬Not only in their life,‭ ‬but their artworks.‭ ‬By comparing and contrasting the two,‭ ‬it is found that there are more differences between them then similarities.‭ ‬But they both were great artists and made great influence on the world.

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