Banksy painted a work called "Paradise Painting" on the Israeli West Bank barrier separating Israel from Palestine. The painting depicts a paradise landscape in a hole in the wall, representing a way for Palestinians to view the other side. It aims to show Palestinians that there is a good side to Israel and to unite the two groups. At the time, the conflict between Israel and Palestine caused much displacement of Palestinians. The fence in the painting symbolizes the separation between the two places and their conflict. Banksy created the painting quickly using pre-cut stencils and spray paint to avoid authorities, as painting on the barrier was illegal.

1. Art Analysis of painting by Banksy<br />Banksy has created many paintings on the west bank barrier than runs between Israel and Palestine. One of his creations is a Paradise Painting. The message of this painting is to show the citizens the paradise on the other side of the barrier. <br />The focal point of this painting is the paradise. The artist emphasizes on the paradise by making it the only part where complementary colors have been used. The paradise has been placed in a hole that is on the wall. The hole represents a way the people can look through the barrier. Owing to all the figures, the artist shows that he wants the Palestinians to unite with Israel by showing them the good part of Israel. <br />At the time of this painting, the conflict between Palestine and Israel was very alarming because of the Displacement of the Palestinians by the Israelis. Therefore the west bank barrier had separated them. Banksy shows the conflict by painting a fence. The fence is a railing, it symbolizes the separation between the two places, thus, it gives a message that the two places are having conflict with each other. <br />Banksy has used different ways to create this painting on the wall. The paradise image is created before the he placed it on the wall. The children and the fence is painted with spray paint and previously cut out stencil. The reasons of the previous preparation are the government issues. It is illegal to draw on government property (the barrier). Moreover, he may be disadvantaged by his actions. Therefore, he has previously prepared all of his paintings so that he can put them up on the wall as fast as possible. This way the police will not be able to catch him. Hence, it is called Guerilla art. <br />In this painting I see two children with buckets and small shovels and I see a fence. I think that the children have been painted to show two different perspectives. The two buckets the children are holding are two different colors, one is white, and the other is yellow. I think that the yellow and white either represent cowardice (yellow) and peace (white). Another, the choice of both colors may represent a combination of peace (white) and hope (yellow). Moreover, the children are holding the buckets therefore I think that Banksy is trying to show people that they have to think about their children’s future and the children are becoming a part of a war and is impacting their lives. <br />In this painting, Banksy is attempting to express the idea of paradise to the people. By using the contrast between the grey colors on the children and fence and the paradise the people’s focus will be brought to the paradise. In my opinion I think that the overall the message of the painting is very well presented, but I don’t think it is successful because Palestinians and Israelis have not resolved their problems completely.<br />