The document discusses the history and techniques of stencil art. It introduces Blek Le Rat as the pioneer of stencil graffiti who began using stencils in Paris in 1981. British artist Banksy acknowledges Blek's influence on his own stencil style. Banksy became famous for his trademark stencil graffiti art in public spaces in cities like London and Bristol. The document provides some of Banksy's advice on spraying stencils and ideas for how to paint stencils discreetly.

1. STENCIL ART
Introduction to stencil art and use of visual humour to
create a message
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2. Life Before
Banksy
Blek Le Rat
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3. Blek le Rat
He is considered the godfather of stencil graffiti art
He began his use of stencils in Paris 1981
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4. British graffiti artist Banksy has acknowledged Blek's
influence saying "every time I think I've painted
something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat
has done it as well, only twenty years earlier."
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5. Banksy is the anonymous graffiti artist from Bristol
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6. Banksy has made his
name with his
trademark stencil-
style 'guerrilla' art in
public spaces - on
walls in London,
Brighton, Bristol and
around the world
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7. The Flower Chucker
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8. The Flower Chucker Stencil
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9. Banksy’s advice on painting
with stencils
• “Spray the paint sparingly onto the stencil
from a distance of 8 inches”
• “A regular 400ml can of paint will give you
up to 50 A4 sized stencils”
• “The easiest way to become invisible is to
wear a day-glo vest and carry a transister
radio playing Heart FM very loudly”
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11. Mr Stacey's
Video Emporium,
Mill Road.
Stencil on the
side of the building
Removed
6th August 2009
Was it a Banksy?
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12. Save the Mill Road Banksy Facebook group
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14. Banksy's rats
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15. Marylebone Road Installation
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16. Day 1
Day 9
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17. Day 15
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18. BLOG TASK
• Find an example of BANKSY stencil
art and post it to your blog.
• Write a brief introduction to BANKSY
• What do you find most effective about his
use of COLOUR, COMPOSITION and
HUMOUR?
• http://www.banksy.co.uk
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