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If your school year is feeling stale and students are starting to look glazed over, try infusing funny art history stories in your current lessons. Laughter is the best way to breathe new life into learning! Plus, it’s a guaranteed way to hook their attention and make art history stick. Humor has a remarkable way of inviting curiosity, especially with a subject that often feels overly formal, like history. Use the stories and art project ideas below to make connections that feel human, relatable, and wonderfully silly!
Love is in the Bin, Banksy
Banksy is a renowned English street artist known for his worldwide presence, satirical imagery, and art pranks. He has a distinctive stencil technique and often goes against the grain of the art world. In 2018, Banksy waited until his work Girl with a Balloon went to auction. Right when the gavel fell, the painting self-destructed!
Questions immediately began circulating as audience members in person and watching globally watched the self-destructing artwork. However, Banksy put those questions to rest in a single Instagram video, explaining his plans. He built a shredder into the frame to turn the artwork into a piece of live performance art. What a prank to pull over the whole art world!
love is in the bin banksy
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Tell this story when you are doing an art lesson on:
Stencil prints.
Doodling and literacy.
Street art.
One easy way to show Girl with a Balloon is to distribute the FLEX artist bio of Banksy. This student-facing handout includes an image of the aforementioned artwork, a short list of famous works, and a brief history. Download the resource immediately or bookmark it for later! https://banksyexplained.com/love-is-in-the-bin-2018-2/

If your school year is feeling stale and students are starting to look glazed over, try infusing funny art history stories in your current lessons. Laughter is the best way to breathe new life into learning! Plus, it’s a guaranteed way to hook their attention and make art history stick. Humor has a remarkable way of inviting curiosity, especially with a subject that often feels overly formal, like history. Use the stories and art project ideas below to make connections that feel human, relatable, and wonderfully silly!

Love is in the Bin, Banksy
Banksy is a renowned English street artist known for his worldwide presence, satirical imagery, and art pranks. He has a distinctive stencil technique and often goes against the grain of the art world. In 2018, Banksy waited until his work Girl with a Balloon went to auction. Right when the gavel fell, the painting self-destructed!

Questions immediately began circulating as audience members in person and watching globally watched the self-destructing artwork. However, Banksy put those questions to rest in a single Instagram video, explaining his plans. He built a shredder into the frame to turn the artwork into a piece of live performance art. What a prank to pull over the whole art world!

love is in the bin banksy
Image Source
Tell this story when you are doing an art lesson on:

Stencil prints.
Doodling and literacy.
Street art.

One easy way to show Girl with a Balloon is to distribute the FLEX artist bio of Banksy. This student-facing handout includes an image of the aforementioned artwork, a short list of famous works, and a brief history. Download the resource immediately or bookmark it for later! https://banksyexplained.com/love-is-in-the-bin-2018-2/

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