art in english

In 1994, Bansky, a famous street artist made a work of art name « Napalm » . In this work, we can see a little girl, totally naked, walking with Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald, 2 icon of the USA. Those icons are the reflexion of the economic success in the Usa. Banksy oppose a poor little girl with the 2 biggest success of the american economy maybe to show how american people see the vietnamese and the vice-versa? This image is based on a photograph by Nick Ut, taken in Vietnam in 1972. The little girl is fleeing away from her burning village. At first seen, Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald looks like if they were trying to kidpanned the vietnamese girl, who is screaming and crying. But once we learn about the historical contexte of the Vietnam War, it’s clearer. Many people are thinking that this work of art is just a stencil and a canspray but they forget to search the aim of the artist, the message hidden behind the piece of art. This work of art is a commentary about the USA treatment of people during the Vietnam War. All we know is that, through this work, Banksy wanted to convey an « anti-war » message.