Arrive from 10.30am onwards be seated by 11am for reports from the Committee followed by a presentation by Peter Atkinson titled ‘Banksy’.
Banksy, a man who likes to maintain his anonymity, is a street artist, studio artist, social commentator, activist, philanthropist, and movie director.
In recent years he has been voted Britain’s all-time favourite artist, and his Girl with Balloon has been voted the nation’s favourite British artwork. In the 90s, his street art was simply ‘criminal damage’.
Today, round-the-clock protection is given to new work until the relevant stretch of wall can be cut
out and moved to a secure location.
The presentation will explore two questions. What do we know about this reclusive artist? How did he evolve from a vandal to a superstar commanding high-end prices?
Along the way, we shall look at much of his work, in Britain, the US, France and Palestine; whatever you think of it, the story is an interesting and entertaining one.
Casa de Cultura, Plaça de Baix, Xàbia – Google maps reference https://goo.gl/maps/FpeBLpLidJaX7abu8
