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French visual artist Thirsty Bstrd is known for his urban street art, using spray paint, stencils, stickers and video to create a satirical commentary on society, politics and consumerism. His work mines powerful symbols from popular culture, merging style and genre for maximum impact. Thirsty Bstrd’s iconographic series, ’When Banksy Meets Star Wars’, renders familiar tropes from the galaxy far, far away, in a contemporary, Banksy esque aesthetic, to create prints with panache. ‘‘If Graffiti Changed Anything Yoda’ depicts the mini Jedi master, in black and white, his hand stained with red paint. On the wall beside him, Yoda has scrawled the words, ‘If graffiti changed anything illegal it would be’ in messy red lettering. With its minimalist composition and bold palette, Thirsty Bstrd has created character, colour blocking and comic satire all at once. A cult classic in the making.
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