Banksy's Thrower
Thrower was produced in 2019 as part of Banksy’s homeware store Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To create the work, Banksy fragmented his iconic Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) into a triptych, focusing on the torso of his figure.
‘Thrower’ (2019), Screenprinted triptych on micron board
“Art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable”
What was Gross Domestic Product?
In 2019, following the huge success of his 'Love Is In The Bin' stunt which saw one of his works shredded at auction, Banksy created a pop-up storefront and companion online shop called Gross Domestic Product. Appearing overnight in Croydon, the shop windows were crammed with tongue-in-cheek, apocalyptic artworks.
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Thrower seen amongst other Banksy works within Gross Domestic Product
One of the works available to purchase from Gross Domestic Product was Thrower, a triptych print laid in traditional gilded gold frames. The work is based on his 2003 mural ‘Love Is In The Air’ which sees a young man, clad in black with a bandana covering his face, preparing to throw a Molotov, however, Banksy cleverly substitutes the potential weapon for, the universal symbol of love and peace, a bouquet of colourful flowers in an appeal for peace. The original mural was executed in Jerusalem shortly after the construction of the West Bank Wall, a 760km wall that separates Palestine from Israel (seen right).
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The work was created in an edition of 300, all of which are signed and numbered by the artist. Collectors who were lucky enough to win one of the 300 works were given a guide for hanging with a note at the end instructing them to “Do not store indefinitely in a dark place hoping it will increase in value. This work is not intended as an investment commodity - for display purposes only."
Printing Technique
Unlike his original spray painted mural, Thrower was executed with the manual printing technique of silk screen printing with GDP explaining, "This is Banksy’s first experiment with a new technique for making prints - spray the stencil onto processing film and expose the result directly onto a silk screen. This avoids photography or computer manipulation and creates a super accurate analogue representation of gestural mark making. In other words - looks pretty dope”.
'Thrower' shown alongside Banksy's 'Axe' in Extraordinary Objects Gallery
Now available to purchase from Extraordinary Objects
Details:
Banksy
Thrower (2019)
Screenprinted triptych on micron board
211 x 108 x 5 cm
Signed by the artist
Edition of 300
Accompanied by Pest Control Authentication
£155,000
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