| Banksy's status as the most successful and | | | | mind-boggling slogans or/and captions. One of his |
| celebrated graffiti and street artist in the UK is not to | | | | most recognizable street art, if not the most |
| be questioned. His early career greatly coincided with | | | | recognizable, is known as Banksy Girl with Balloon. |
| the aerosol boom in the 1980s in Bristol. From there, | | | | While Banksy himself remains perplexed at the |
| he learned to develop a technique which came to be | | | | amount of interest shown towards this particular |
| known as stenciling or stencil art which allowed him to | | | | piece of artwork, fans and collectors continue to |
| produce graffiti and street art at an even quicker | | | | heap praise after praise. So, why is Banksy girl with |
| rate. | | | | balloon a huge hit among fans and collectors alike? |
| Stencilling was largely popularized by Blek le Rat who | | | | In the Banksy Girl with balloon portrait, a balloon is |
| was often acknowledged to be The Godfather of | | | | portrayed to be flying away from the reach of a girl. |
| stencil art. Banksy was also said to have been a huge | | | | The said portrait contains bold stencil lines which is |
| part of the Bristol underground movement whereby | | | | further accentuated by the background. Banksy uses |
| musicians and street artists worked together to | | | | contrast to great effect in this portrait - red for the |
| develop a series of ground breaking projects. It was | | | | balloon and the girl in black & white. What makes this |
| the perfect platform to boost Banksy's career as a | | | | particular piece of portrait even more interesting is |
| celebrated and successful British graffiti and street | | | | the fact that they are both depicted on separate |
| artist of modern times. | | | | canvases. |
| Over the course of his career, Banksy has | | | | Banksy girl with balloon portrait is available in many |
| succeeded in creating some of the most memorable | | | | places today. It is sold in traditional shops as well as |
| and recognizable artwork. Some of these artwork | | | | over the Internet. It is among the most sought after |
| include those that are largely shrouded in controversy | | | | and collected by his fans. A good place to avail |
| and are intimidating while others are simply ingenious | | | | Banksy girl with balloon would be Ebay. It carries an |
| creations. A lot of these artwork had been turned | | | | assortment of different print varieties and sell for |
| into merchandise and highly-sought collectors' items. | | | | different prices. As a general rule of thumb Banksy's |
| Among the extensive range of these merchandise | | | | portraits and other artwork is known to fetch high |
| include books, signed art, canvas prints, a film and so | | | | prices due to its high demand. |
| on. | | | | Banksy girl with balloon has made its way to many |
| Bansky's graffiti, paintings and portraits are known to | | | | collectors' and fans' homes. There is an ongoing |
| produce comments that range from "intelligent", | | | | demand for the portrait on signed and unsigned art, |
| "humorous", "intimidating", "simple" to "inspiring". They | | | | canvas prints, t-shirts of Banksy girl with balloon. |
| are often complemented with a series of | | | | |