The Artist Box: Banksy

Description

Infiltrate Banksy’s street-art scene with this Artist Box, including twenty-four illustrated activity cards, a 150-piece jigsaw and an iron-on patch.

Banksy is one of the most influential yet elusive artists working today, and the art world’s favourite prankster.

Go beyond the myths and be inspired by his fascinating artwork on the streets and in the galleries, and devise your own masterpieces. Inside, find a 150-piece puzzle, twenty-four activity cards, a fact-filled fold-out and an iron-on patch. Emulate Banksy’s creative bravado and social conscience – we assure you that we won’t get you into trouble, as long as you’re careful?

Using the activity cards, invent a graffiti alter-ego, design a currency, perform an ‘anti-heist’, play a Banksy memory game and add your own take on an old master. See how many of his iconic works you can spot in a mini jigsaw and watch out for the coppers! Writer Susannah Jowitt maps out the timeline and locations of Banksy’s work, and delves into the key themes at play in a fact-filled concertina fold-out. Finally, show you can ‘Keep it real’ like Banksy with an iron-on patch.