This document discusses graffiti and urban art. It introduces Banksy, the famous graffiti artist from Bristol known for his stenciled spray paintings in public spaces that often contain political or social commentary. Students are instructed to work in pairs to describe graffiti images, look for anything unusual in them, and see if they contain hidden messages. Web links are provided for further information on Banksy and viewing graffiti images.

1. GRAFFITI:
art or vandalism?
Photo: Juan F. Morillo

2. Some VOCABULARY ABOUT
GRAFFITI and URBAN ART

3. BANKSY
• Banksy is a graffiti artist from Bristol in the UK.
• He uses stencils and spray cans to paint graffiti
that looks very real.
• He’s probably the most famous graffiti artist in
the UK.
• Banksy believes that graffiti is art and not
vandalism.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE watching the PREZI
presentation included in this post

4. ACTIVITY to be done in PAIRS
1. Describe the GRAFFITIS to each other.
2. Can you see anything unusual in the pictures?
3. Is there a hidden message in the picture?

5. GRAFFITI 1

6. GRAFFITI 2

7. GRAFFITI 3

8. WEBGRAPHY
• http://www.wordle.net/create
• https://prezi.com/bht4puzhjlqn/banksy/
• https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=BANKSY
&license
• http://recursostic.educacion.es/bancoimagen
es/web/#
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