Moco Museum - Amsterdam
As I was wandering around Amsterdam I came across a gem of a museum, Moco, featuring Andy Warhol and Banksy. I couldn't believe my eyes! Banksy is an anonymous street artist who has built success by questioning government, corruption and rules in general. Banksy mainly works in spray paint and found materials. I was able to see the work for the first time just last month while some of it was at the Tinney Gallery in Nashville. Now not only did I just happen upon it, but it was with another subversive artist who most certainly was influential to Banksy - Warhol. Warhol's career spanned the 1950s-1980s from commercial artist to Pop artist.
Left: Warhol, Right: Banksy
Warhol used bright neon ink in his screen printing techniques on images in popular culture.
Warhol
Bansky uses bright pops of neon or pure color in most all his images which typically depict a commentary on current events.
Banksy
Banksy
Banksy uses a stenciling technique which is not dissimilar to screen-printing. I really enjoyed this piece which seemed to tie the two artists together nicely. Banksy has spray painted on the side of a police van with a Warhol-esque pop culture reference in the middle.
Banksy