{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Banksy Street Art: Only Advertising?","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-street-art-advertising/banksy-stencil-art-toronto.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-05-18T17:41:39Z","description":"The more Banksy creates new stencil art pieces in North American cities, the more people think of an advertising campaign. But is this really justified?","html":"\u003cp\u003eSome days ago, I asked what do you think \u003cem\u003e“is the deeper meaning of \u003ca href=\"/banksy-child-drawing-series/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanksy\u003c/strong\u003e’s Child Drawing Series\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/em\u003e and got a nice answer by Ringo45\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost at the same time, the Globe And Mail newspaper from Toronto, which was one of Banksy’s traveling-stations, published an very interesting review of the Banksy street art by Toronto street artist \u003cstrong\u003ePosterchild\u003c/strong\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQ: As a street artist yourself, what are your feelings about Banksy being in Toronto?\nA: I would like to have seen Banksy visit Toronto for its own merits and not simply coming to promote his film. Should we feel honored that he’s decided to paint our walls or should we feel outraged that he’s come here … for self-promotion, for advertising?\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=1569679\"\u003eGlobe And Mail\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have no stable opinion yet, but I think it’s too hard to say that everything Banksy will do in future is advertising for \u003ca href=\"/banksy-street-art-movie/\"\u003ehis film\u003c/a\u003e, because where is the boundary? I know a lot of artists, who were also very active on the streets before an upcoming exhibition\u0026hellip; Is this really advertising or isn’t it just a part of artists everyday life? What do you think?\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nSome days ago, I asked what do you think *“is the deeper meaning of [**Banksy**’s Child Drawing Series](/banksy-child-drawing-series/)?* and got a nice answer by Ringo45...\n\nAlmost at the same time, the Globe And Mail newspaper from Toronto, which was one of Banksy’s traveling-stations, published an very interesting review of the Banksy street art by Toronto street artist **Posterchild**:\n\n*Q: As a street artist yourself, what are your feelings about Banksy being in Toronto?\nA: I would like to have seen Banksy visit Toronto for its own merits and not simply coming to promote his film. Should we feel honored that he’s decided to paint our walls or should we feel outraged that he’s come here … for self-promotion, for advertising?* ([Globe And Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=1569679))\n\nI have no stable opinion yet, but I think it’s too hard to say that everything Banksy will do in future is advertising for [his film](/banksy-street-art-movie/), because where is the boundary? I know a lot of artists, who were also very active on the streets before an upcoming exhibition... Is this really advertising or isn’t it just a part of artists everyday life? What do you think?\n","tags":["Interview","Advertising","Banksy","Posterchild","American Street Art"],"title":"Banksy Street Art: Only Advertising?","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-street-art-advertising/"}