Self Selected Review: Banksy Street Art Painted Over

The British street artist has created one of his very creative spray paint pieces on the streets of Manhattan on October 1^st 2013. The next day, the painting of two young boys reaching for a bottle of spray paint was painted over.  I honestly believe that the reason for why street art is being destroyed is because people are afraid of the truth and message that art can bring. Banksy is a slap in the face of reality to many citizens not willing to accept the flaws of their country and world. Politicians and bitter citizens don’t like to see that although their country can offer them many good things, it can also limit them to expand creativity.  The controversy between the many groups of people is amazing.  Many argue that street art is a gift and accept it for what it is and want to protect it. Others think it is a sign of disrespect and see it as vandalism in neighborhoods.  If people like seeing Banksy’s art work, them why should it be covered?  No matter how often they paint over street art, street artist will just keep coming back. I am not sure there is a real solution to this.  Because our world is full of different thinking, it is difficult to come together to form a solution that will benefit everyone.  For the people who think that street art is “ghetto” or “disrespectful”, you should think that these are the artists who truly want to leave a message and make people react to what they see. Society likes to see pretty things that will make them feel good about themselves which is why they reject art works that reveal something negative about their personality. These are the people who would rather stare at a white canvas with a yellow line across it rather that seeding real talent being destroyed.