Pokojowy partyzant. O strategiach twórczych Banksy’ego
The Peaceful Partisan. On Banksy’s Creative Strategies

Summary/Abstract: An analysis of the artistic strategies applied by Banksy – the creator of street art – based on partisan methods. The partisan strategies used by the Bristol-born artist are treated in a metaphorical manner (in accordance with the ascertainments of Carl Schmitt, who perceives the figure of a partisan also as that of a non-conformist who does not reach for weapons) and possess two dimensions. The first refers to the contents of Banksy’s rebellious graffiti, and the second is connected with a tactic based on stratagems rendering illegal artistic activity possible. Nonetheless, the series of works left behind in wartime Ukraine breaks out of this scheme since in this case the artist’s relative strategy refers also to the primary significance of the term: “partisan” – Banksy takes part in the battle by opting for one of the sides.

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