Banksy

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Reading some of the threads on the site I noticed some people praising a graffiti artist named Banksy. I am wondering if those they are aware of this Banksy piece.

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December 7, 2006
Controversial British graffiti artist BANKSY has made fun of MICHAEL JACKSON in a new drawing which went on exhibition in London yesterday (01DEC06). Banksy's drawing is inspired by classic children's tale HANSEL AND GRETEL and features Jackson, who was acquitted of child molestation last year (05), crouching in the doorway of a cottage holding out a sweet (candy) to a young girl and boy.The shock artist - famed for doctoring 500 copies of PARIS HILTON's debut album PARIS - says, "I feel the spirit of Christmas was being lost. It was becoming increasingly uncommercialised more and more."His Jackson drawing is displayed in Santa's Grotto, which is exhibiting graffiti, art and sculpture.

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Hansel and Gretel are the young children of a poor woodcutter. When a great famine settles over the land, the woodcutter's second, abusive wife concocts a plan to take the children into the woods and leave them there to fend for themselves, so that she and her husband, with two fewer mouths to feed, might not starve. The woodcutter opposes the plan but finally, and reluctantly, submits to his wife's scheme. The following morning, the family treks into the woods. Hansel takes a slice of bread and leaves a trail of bread crumbs for them to follow home. However, after they are once again abandoned, they find that the birds have eaten the crumbs and they are lost in the woods. After days of wandering, they follow a beautiful white bird to a clearing in the woods, and discover a cottage built of gingerbread and cakes with window panes of clear sugar. Hungry and tired, the children begin to eat the rooftop of the candy house, when the door opens and a "very old woman" emerges and lures the children inside, with the promise of soft beds and delicious food. Their hostess is a "wicked witch" who waylays children to cook and eat them. The next morning, the witch locks Hansel in an iron cage in the garden and forces Gretel into becoming a slave.

In Banksy's drawing Michael Jackson is being depicted as the "wicked" person luring young victims into the cottage with candy. Not a very flattering portrayal of Michael Jackson, an innocent man, falsely accused of molestation and found not guilty in a court of law.

[scorpionchik]

FUCK BANKSY VERY MUCH if it so! But it is not confirmed what exactly he ment with that picture. Some asshole interpreted his donkey way, that's all.

[fordtocarr]

YEP he made this pic...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
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[MJonmind]

Sad.
Michael said to Geraldo Rivera that true artists don't make fun of each other.

[VeryLittleSusie]

Oh no....
I like this sentence about the artists very much! So true. I wonder if Eminem heard it...  :roll:

[~Souza~]

YEP he made this pic...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
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[fordtocarr]

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Thank you Souza

[Do]

Tasteless....

[MJhasSpoken]

If it wasn't meant in a bad way then why does it have Hansel and Gretel in it. So to me I think that Banksy is trying to make a contrast between the wicked witch and MJ. Even if he didn't intend that he would of known it would be interpreted that way by others. He is definitely not ignorant so he must be arrogant.

[all4loveandbelieve]

If it wasn't meant in a bad way then why does it have Hansel and Gretel in it. So to me I think that Banksy is trying to make a contrast between the wicked witch and MJ. Even if he didn't intend that he would of known it would be interpreted that way by others. He is definitely not ignorant so he must be arrogant.

Not necessarily, It can go either way.. Everybody  knows MJ loves children,  so he painted a protray of Michael being generous, giving candies to children. Like he did in Neverland, he had  a candy bar, full of m&m smarties ice cream etc.. Maybe this will show how wonderful Michael's heart is.. This is my interpretation. I could be wrong. But there is always 2 sides of a story.

[MashMike]

it sucks

[msteetee34]

I think the painting portrays MJ in a mean way.  It's like the artist is comparing him to the witch that lures children in with goodies.  The facial expression of MJ and demeanor in the painting makes him appear creepy.  That's messed up for real.  I think if he were trying to be positive he wouldn't make MJ look all creepy like that.

[rag doll]

I agree with all4loveandbelieve - there are always at least two ways to look at things. As long as the artist doesn`t comment on his work of art, it stands for itself and the interpretation is up to the viewer.

So even if the context may appear obvious here at the first glance, one shouldn`t dismiss this piece out of hand.
I haven`t seen it before but I must say, I find it pretty interesting. I like, how Banksy illustrates loneliness in his pictures - a lot of characters in his motives seem to be lonely in one way or another - and I like the questioning overtones in his works. Banksy makes intelligent art.

A while ago, we´ve talked about the "Pied piper of Hamelin" here on the board - and as far as I remember, the "Pied Piper" in the story wasn`t a nice guy either...  

[TheRunningGirl]

If Banksy was SO bad, the future would quite probably not be SO Grimm for Michael's children.
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Michael Jackson's Kids -- The Future Is 'Grimm'

3/1/2011 12:45 AM PST by TMZ Staff

It's in their blood ... and now Prince & Paris Jackson want to show the world they belong in show business ... by trying out for their school play -- a mash-up of classic "Brothers Grimm" fairy tales.



Paris expressed interest in auditioning for the show recently on "Good Morning America"  -- and now TMZ has learned, Prince wants in on the action too ... because they BOTH officially tried out last week.

The show's called "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" ... and it crams 209 classic fairy tales -- like "Snow White" and "Cinderella" -- into a single jam-packed play.

So far, no word on who got what role -- if any -- but the odds are in their favor ... because the play has nearly 50 characters in it.

And Banksy has got a humanitarian side to; he recently bailed out 2 Russians Graffiti artists. See article below.

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With L.O.V.E

[trustno1]

Perhaps Banksy was commenting on the media's creation of this "sinister" MJ character, it reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Bart says "...it's just something they invented to scare kids, like the Boogeyman or Michael Jackson,".  I used to think this was a dig at MJ but if you read between the lines he's saying it was a creation, an invention, and indeed this was something that the media did, they created this false persona for him.  And far too many people bought it.  So maybe Banksy is being a social commentator here, or maybe he isn't.  The man is a bit of a mystery to say the least.