Love Is In The Air Banksy Jerusalem
It shows a masked palestinian throwing a bouquet of flowers.
Love is in the air banksy jerusalem. Also known as love is in the air the graffiti artist created the work in jerusalem in 2005. Rage the flower thrower. Love is in the air also known as the flower thrower or liita first appeared in 2003 as a large format stenciled graffiti in jerusalem shortly after the construction of the west bank wall. Find out more about banksy s love is in the air flower thrower series browse prints editions for sale view the works wanted by active buyers right now.
The graffiti was made on the 760km wall that separates the palestine from israel a wall which in banksy s own words essentially turns palestine into the world s largest open prison. Rage the flower thrower or love is in the air is one of the most iconic stencils by banksy. It depicts a young protester wearing a cap and with his face half covered throwing a bouquet of flowers. Since then banksy has produced several versions of the stencil for unique works on canvas and print runs on various colorways.
Banksy is known for displaying his works out in the open for the public to view it in places such as walls in the case of rage the flower thrower still the majority of his public paintings are often resold even. The original street piece first appeared in 2003 in jerusalem shortly after the construction of the west bank wall which has since become a popular canvas for the artist in protest against. Love is in the air also known as the flower thrower or liita first appeared in 2003 as a large format stencilled graffiti in jerusalem shortly after the construction of the west bank wall. The classic banksy love is in the air flower thrower is widely regarded as a highly collectable iconic banksy image.