KATE MOSS (RED/LIME/GREEN)
2005
About This Work
In *KATE MOSS (RED/LIME/GREEN)*, Banksy reframes a fashion icon through the visual grammar of Pop and protest. The work typically pairs a crisp, stencil-derived portrait with high-contrast blocks of red, lime, and green, creating a graphic immediacy that echoes mass-media reproduction while remaining unmistakably handmade in its edges and layering. By borrowing the glamour of celebrity portraiture and disrupting it with assertive colour fields, Banksy probes how fame is manufactured, consumed, and commodified. The result is both seductive and unsettling: a vibrant, billboard-like image that exposes the mechanics of contemporary desire. Red/Lime/Green colorway
About the Artist
Perhaps the most famous figure in street art working today, Banksy is known for urban interventions that demonstrate irreverent wit and a biting political edge. Enhancing his mystique by maintaining an anonymous identity, the artist has modified street signs, illegally printed his own currency, and ...
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Contemporary Art • Hampstead, London
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