Crayola Shooter by Bransky

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Over the past few years the street artist known as Bansky has made a reputation of political activism, by using his unique form of graffiti to not only convey the serious issues of our time, but also as ones of the future. All of his works display clever use of colors and stencils to showcase a form of dark humor that not only makes his works that more memorable, but meaningful as well. One of his most famous works Crayola Shooter displays a skillful use of color, perspective, and detail to express his message of how we can fight the limits set by society with our own creativity.
Crayola Shooter was created against a fading gray cement parking lot wall. To the top right corner is a typical to parking sign in sharp red letters, against a bright white background. Underneath the sign is a child sketch of bird in blue crayon. To the left of the bird and the sign are more child sketches of green zig zags showing grass, and multiple flowers that have green stems and multi-colored petals. Overlooking it all is a bright yellow sun with a faded out smiley face. In the middle of it all is...

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