Social Media & Art

There is a graffiti artist nicknamed Banksy and he is known to go out to public places, create artwork on sides of buildings, take a picture, and then put it up on social media for others to try to find it since he'll only leave it up for a short time before covering it back up with paint.  This has really blown up to where people are hurrying to find this artwork so they can say that they found it and had seen his artwork in person.  A lot of his artwork can be political and humorous, which makes it even stronger in connecting with people.  The amazing thing with what he is doing, is that by covering it up its there and then its gone so you have to see it with your own eyes in that short time to be able to really appreciate that drawing for all its worth.  Another point is that he does have pieces he has made on canvas....he put them at a random booth in New York Central Park and had them selling for $60.  These paintings have sold at about $600,000 and up!  Both of these points are showing that he just wants the art appreciated.  It isn't about the materialism and paying thousands for a painting.  He wants everyone to be able to have art and to just admire it, is all art truly should be.  It should just be about connecting people with a feeling through art. This is a fresh new way to look at art to appreciate it in the here and now, rather than as an investment.  If you'd like to see some of banksy's work here is a link: http://banksy.co.uk
http://instagram.com/banksyny