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Bonghee Han
Pink dress analysis essay
G 10 Humanities/History B
Beijing BISS international school
Date submitted-January 19th 2012
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In the Middle East, Palestine and Israel is
divided into two countries with barrier. The barrier
is built in Israel territory to protect Israel from
Palestinian suicide boomers that send by some
radical governmental politician and citizen coalition
who does not want to be polite on Israeli. Palestine
side sends suicide boomer and first reason for that
is more than 20 wars is occurring annually, suicide boom is to attack Israeli to
win the war. Second reason is some Palestinian thought that barrier makes them
not comfortable which is affect of barrier. Barrier has 60 gates but those gates
are not always opened to Palestinian and Israeli. There are many artists who
draw on the barrier, which called graffiti. Banksy is one of the famous artists who
are aimed to express needs of peace to Palestine and Israel. Banksy is always
draw paint on Palestine side of wall because Israel’s purpose is seems like they
just want to protect their citizen dissimilar with Palestine. The shown work is
called <Pink dress> and it is one of the art that drawn by Banksy in 2005.<Pink
dress> could be analysis to the message that claiming peace.
First of all, graffiti artwork <Pink dress> is displaying variety of subject
and each subject is expressing the peace. There is two people cannot be along
with one another soldier and young girl. Soldier is fully armed but girl does not
even have the gun she wore pink dress. Fully armed soldier two countries reality
that they are not being gentle to each other, Palestine and Israel is confronting
with a hostile thought of doing every thing that they need to be done with. Dress
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that girl wore is to say this young girl has innocence of childhood. Use girl in
painting is to maximize the innocence because boy cannot be helpful according
to usual thought. Unlike boys girl seems could express innocent. There is broken
gun could be linked to desire of peace is more significant, necessity and strong
enough than just having battle for their desire. Young girl try to check and
disarmament the soldier, which cause the irony of painting. Commonsensically
artworks do not have right position, soldier has to check young girl to make sure
there is no problem but it is still an irony. With soldier’s hands is up like they
were surrendered it is expressing hope of peace have to be dominant that having
aggressive thinking.
In addition, background and place where it is painting is very important
because Depends on the place the <Pink dress> is placed it have different
expression and the message. Banksy draw <Pink dress> on Palestine side of wall
because he wants to change situation that is both countries dislike each other.
Every suicide boom is from Palestine side, which means Palestine has pugnacity
onto Israel. Banksy wants to calm down and cool down, also he thought that
Palestine have to approach more gently to Israel and ally with Israel for peace. If
Banksy draw <Pink dress> on Israel side of wall it could have different meaning
to analysis. Meaning when it is on Israel side is they have to prevent Palestine
assault. Preventing and separating is a lot better than the having army and attack
to be aggressive. However, Banksy decided to draw on the Palestine side of
barrier because he thought to make peaceful Middle East it is faster to draw on
Palestine side, Palestine is more hostile to Israel than Israel do to Palestine.
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Finally, <Pink dress> has variety of color to express theme more deeply
and faster. As the title shown up not a main color but focal point of this graffiti is
pink. Observers have to be more focus on pink color because it has the main
theme through contrasting pink and dark color. Background of the <Pink dress>
is mostly grey and the other person solider also has dark green. Pink is only color
that illustrate for the light color. Pink is expressing girly-girly color that is talking
about pure heart of thought. Pure color is needed to express the peace. Other
dark color is the symbol of reality that what is happeningin the Middle East.
Contrasting technique strengthen the expression and desire of peace.
In conclude, Banksy decided to draw <Pink dress> because he respects
the peace, which does not exist in Middle east. <Pink dress> is the graffiti
artwork, that has to be draw quickly and meaningful, Banksy who is artist of
<Pink dress> had been successful drawing. People could easily approach with
the message that is hope; peace is possible to occur in reality, of artist Banksy.
Observer could effort for peace and is more tranquil Middle East. Final goal of
Banksy is to reduce the war and also reduce casualties. Peace is needed to in
Middle East to be more enhanced world.
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