This Bemusement Park was displayed in the United Kingdom as a five-week exhibit. The structure and overall layout resembles many of the popular theme parks visited by millions from all over the world, it is more of a large gallery showcasing controversy and relative concerns from all over the world. He treated this slightly different than most street art presented in the past by setting up a website for those wishing to visit. Ticket purchases may have been generated to compensate most of the expenses and artist collaborations, but the mere fact that the four thousand tickets a day were sold out every day constitutes the argument he attempts to reveal. He utilized the capitalistic views many have endorsed to raise awareness while still embracing his iconic street art feel. People were eager to find his latest project they were willing to scramble to a computer everyday in hope for a ticket to witness this revelation. The Bemusement Park became more popular than anyone could have imagined. It was all over social media platforms and was the latest Banksy …show more content…
While this piece is highly extreme, and the paparazzi are the ones in the scene, we see the image as spectators. As soon as we approach the giant castle expecting a grand piece to be held inside, he did not disappoint. The public feels the chaos and the flashing lights from the cameras are there to overwhelm the audience. There is nothing that the spectators can do in this case because the issue has already occurred. Banksy uses this piece to show how situations are usually not acknowledged until disaster strikes. As pessimistic as this seems, this piece implies that happy endings will not occur. He offers a counter narrative of the story of Cinderella many grew up listening to. He implies that if she were a real character in the present world, her life would be nothing but a mere story for reporters.
Banksy art is made to create an impact within our daily lives. We should be able to look at his work and our mind begins wondering and thinking, He ignites thought and awareness to the