Every class has the following questions to guide the discussion:
1. Why did Banksy make the movie?
2. How are Bansky and Thierry characterized and to what end?
3. Is the movie fiction or nonfiction?
4. What does the film say about street art and street artists?
3/4's Additional Questions
Do you think there is a joke being made? Who is the joke on?
What does it say about art that Thierry was able to go from a tag-along to a superstar in just a few weeks?
Is it still street art when it's made for a show?
Is Thierry a street artist, and is his work art?
Who is more important in art/art shows: the person with the idea or the person who actually produces the idea?
5/6's Additional Questions
Banksy has rules for street art? Do you? How does MBW follow or not follow them?
Is MBW an illegitimate artist for getting so much help?
Does the fact that MBW did similar work to others make his work less valuable? Does he take their work seriously?
If you were a street artist how would you feel about MBW?
7/8's Additional Questions
What differences did you find (if any) between Banksy's and Thierry's motivation for creating art?
What does his success mean for the world of street art?
Is Thierry a true street artist, and is his work true street art?
Can anyone be an artist?
1. Why did Banksy make the movie?
2. How are Bansky and Thierry characterized and to what end?
3. Is the movie fiction or nonfiction?
4. What does the film say about street art and street artists?
3/4's Additional Questions
Do you think there is a joke being made? Who is the joke on?
What does it say about art that Thierry was able to go from a tag-along to a superstar in just a few weeks?
Is it still street art when it's made for a show?
Is Thierry a street artist, and is his work art?
Who is more important in art/art shows: the person with the idea or the person who actually produces the idea?
5/6's Additional Questions
Banksy has rules for street art? Do you? How does MBW follow or not follow them?
Is MBW an illegitimate artist for getting so much help?
Does the fact that MBW did similar work to others make his work less valuable? Does he take their work seriously?
If you were a street artist how would you feel about MBW?
7/8's Additional Questions
What differences did you find (if any) between Banksy's and Thierry's motivation for creating art?
What does his success mean for the world of street art?
Is Thierry a true street artist, and is his work true street art?
Can anyone be an artist?