A2 1 READING Completa la tabella con le informazioni che ricavi dal testo. 1. Banksy s identity 2. Where and when he started his career 3. Messages 4. Goals of his art 5. Message of The Girl with a Balloon 6. Message of Flower Thrower 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 36 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sottolinea l opzione corretta The semi-destroyed canvas of The Girl with a Balloon was sold for 25 million / 6 million euros. Flower Thrower was created in 2003 on the West Bank wall in London / Israel. At the beginning of his career, Banksy used stencils / spray painting on trains and public walls. Banksy s works never / usually consists of images and powerful, short slogans. READING LISTENING Ascolta il brano The Story of Street Art e indica se le frasi sono vere o false. T F Modern graffiti started in the United States in the 1960 s. The first tagger was called Demetrius and his tag was TAKI 183. TAKI 183 wrote his tag on walls and in stations in New York. Between the 1990s and 2000 s graffiti paintings were not about politics. In some countries graffiti artists have problems with the police because graffiti are not legal. In Taiwan there is a street art festival every year in August. CREATIVITY & CRITICAL THINKING 4 Guarda le immagini di alcune delle opere di Banksy, prova ad attribuire a ciascuna un titolo, poi rifletti con la classe sul messaggio che ciascuna di queste opere vuole comunicare. WRITING SPEAKING DO-IT-YOURSELF 5 1. ............................................................................................ 2. ......................................................................................... WRITING GROUP WORK In piccoli gruppi create un street art graffiti su cartone. Seguite le istruzioni. Communicate a message of protest against society, family, school, etc. Match a short sentence to the image. Give your work a title. 3. ............................................................................................ 4. ......................................................................................... 77