oeuvre « The Shipwrecked Child" by Banksy.

« I have chosen to present the work « The Shipwrecked Child" by Banksy. This work is a tag made in May 2019, in Venice during the inauguration of the International Art Biennale.

It is on the wall of a house for sale on the Rio Nuovo near Campo Santa Margherita in Dorsoduro in Venice.

we will start with you talking about who Banksy is and how he did his work and then we will present the shipwrecked Child with its context and the message that Banksy wanted to convey. The first, who is Banksy? Banksy is the pseudonym of an unknown person who was probably born in 1974 in Bristol, England.

He is an important artist of street painting "street art".

His work concentrates on current issues like migrants, violence, war and exploitation...

For her work The Shipwrecked Child, Banksy uses stencils manufactured and previously cut.

The artist plans and then realizes his work in a few minutes during the night.

He places the stencils on the wall and then sprays black, white and some other colors.

Black creates the shape of the image and white the three dimensions while color highlights the details of the artwork. The Shipwrecked Child by Banksy.

represents a child with a lifejacket who is standing and raising his right arm holding a flare that releases pink smoke, as those used at sea in case of sinking.

The hair in the wind, the child seems to be staring at someone or something thing, maybe an NGO ship or a helicopter patrol.

She goes behind him and leaves a big trace on the wall.

The child’s feet but also part of his legs are immersed in the water of the canal, which suggests that he sank.

He is a shipwrecked man who is asking for help.

The child is therefore standing at the same height as the boats sailing on the canal.

Banksy did not choose this place at random.

First, so that passers-by on the bridge can see «Banksy’s migrant child» while.... »