Banksy art lesson

Banksy, one of the world's most entertaining, mysterious & controversial artists. If you want to know more, check out these interesting facts on Banksy!

This is easily one of the most engaging lessons I’ve ever taught. So far, I’ve used it with over 100 different students across a range of ages and classes, and it just works. As if that…

Continuing with our fortnightly artist study I recently hosted a session to look at the work of Banksy. This was a different session to the others that I have run as not a great deal is known about Banksy as an individual. Why Banksy? Throughout the sessions that I have run, I have sought to... Read More

Discuss the life and work of graffiti artist Banksy with our easy to use PowerPoint; providing information and some pieces of his art for visual reference. Perfect for learning in and out of school. #banksy #art #graffiti #artanddesign #teachers #teach #teaching #parents #twinkl #twinklresources #twinklparents

No one knows the identity of one of the most well-known and recognized contemporary living artists, Banksy, but anyone can tell apart his work. His paintings are all over the walls in various places in the world. And people are always looking forward to his new appearances intriguing his audience with the mystery of his identity and attracting attention with his original art.

A KS2 presentation about the enigmatic artist Banksy and some of his most famous street artwork. Complete with two templates […]

For this stencil art lesson, children read about the artist Banksy, look at examples of his work, and appraise them. Great for a topic on art in public places.

Here at school, we just finished up watching the film, Exit Through the Gift Shop . This film (fiction or nonfiction), tells the story of a filming Frenchman, who stumbles upon the world of street art. Though his journey filming he meets some of the most predominate figures in the world of street art. EX. - Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, just to name a few. The narrator of this story, Banksy, leads us through the story of street art, transforming into high art. Students learn about Banksy's…

Our silhouette mural is finished! It went pretty quickly once we got started. Each of the figures represents different subject areas at school. Students in grades 4-6 did most of the painting and I had some students in 7-8 grade do touch-ups, edging and fine details. I made a video slideshow of the steps we made to paint the mural to show for the whole school. The school presentation has lots of photos of students in it. I made … Read more... →

Summary of Unit: The focus of this unit is to appreciate and understand the ideas that artists are trying to convey throughout street art. Students will explore freedom of expression vs. crime and punishment. Students will explore the street artist ‘Banksy’ and design their own tags to convey their own meaning. Australian Curriculum Links: The […]