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Banksy: Pop and Graffiti Art

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  When the walls turn canvas, it’s said to be the gateway of street arts. The street arts are often called unsanctioned art as it demonstrates the thoughts of the common people and brings out their views in raw form. It opens up unlimited possibilities for art as most of the art forms reflect the thoughts of the elite or well-to-do class. The street arts differ from country to country according to social-economic, political and moral ethos. Pop and graffiti art is one of the most popular art forms of street art. What is graffiti art? Graffiti is a very popular form of pop art as many artists use it to showcase their works in public places just as the arts are drawn on the canvas. Pop art promotes the quick reproduction of images for easy display. Being the most famous figure in the street art arena, Banksy is known for demonstrating an urban way of mocking, humor, fun, intelligence, and criticizing the contemporary political scenario. Enhanced his mystery and maintaining its anon...

How and Why Limited Edition of Books Important?

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  One who loves books can go out of his/her limit to satisfy their book collection urge. The said book-lover can cross all boundaries, personal income levels, religious bonding, and ages to collect the books of his/her choice.  The limited edition books mean there is a release of the limited quality of prints of the said book or the number of released prints has been defined clearly. Usually, it refers to book prints of a particular edition of a book with fewer than 1000 copies. The limited-edition book concept shows that the collector is interested in the subject matter, as well as the patron of the book arts. A numbered edition is a limited edition that is mentioned in the book. This is written as the ratio of the current number to the total number of printed copies. For example, Copy number “54/200”. Here, the owners of the book would hardly allow damage to their prints.   In an age of infinitely reproducible electronic texts and print-on-demand books, a book wou...