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Medium: Mixed Media
Edition size: 5
Year: 2006
Size: H 60cm x W 90cm
Signed: No
Format: Mixed Media
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Girl With Balloon (metal) (2006) is a signed spray-paint on metal artwork, produced as a rare edition of 5, featuring Banksy's most iconic image. It depicts a girl reaching for a heart-shaped balloon in Banksy’s graffiti stencil style. Banksy’s meaning is subjective: some see it as a symbol of loss, whereas others see hope and freedom.
Girl With Balloon (metal) is a spray paint stencil on copper produced by the internationally recognised street artist Banksy in 2006. The artwork, which comes in an edition size of 5, shows a young girl spray painted onto a metal backdrop. The girl is positioned to the left of the composition and is rendered reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon which is floating away from her towards the edges of the composition.
Girl With Balloon has been produced in various iterations and has become one of Banksy’s most recognisable images. In a poll in 2002, Girl With Balloon was voted Britain’s favourite artwork, a testimony to the wide-ranging appeal of this iconic image. Girl With Balloon first appeared in 2002 spray painted onto a concrete wall under the stairway of a loading dock in London’s South Bank. While there are no remaining renditions left on the streets of London, subsequent series of canvases and prints capture the appeal of this compelling image.
The image of the girl reaching out for her balloon has become a symbol of innocence and hope. Banksy’s artworks are often deeply satirical and steeped in anti-establishment sentiment. This artwork is much lighter in tone and can be interpreted as a comment on freedom.
Renowned British street artist, Banksy, is the enigmatic figure behind some of the most subversive works in the Urban Art scene. Despite his anonymity, the artists' disruptive stunts have not only gained him notoriety, but they have vocalised his stance on many social and political issues. As seen with the likes of Girl With Balloon and Napalm, Banksy uses his distinctive stencil technique to produce thought-provoking commentaries on challenging themes. The showcase of rebellion that lines his work has caused his secondary market value to soar in recent years, propelling him to the top of the Urban Art scene.