Banksy - Midtown lyrics

October 3rd You are in midtown Manhattan. Are you looking at one of the great artworks of the 21st century? If so, you're in the wrong place. You should be looking at a stencil of a dog peeing on a hydrant, spay art. That's one of my... It's a well known truism that the mark of a great artist is their ability to capture light so you will note that this piece is rendered entirely in silhouette. To the average viewer this may seem at first glance a thin, faux comical cartoon, aimed at providing a small glimmer of light relief to local commuters. But look again and what do you see? That's right, a structural recontextualizing of the juxtaposition between form and surface. Welcome to the art world. (sigh) Perhaps Banksy is playing with the notion that graffiti is a territorial sprayings of feral youth. After all, wouldn't the architecture force it on our cities be incomplete without the maverick stains of those answering back. Or perhaps, as some would argue this is a broader comment on the nature of abusive relationships. But those people need to shut up. You know they need to have some sense beaten into them because that's like the stupidest thing I've ever heard... How could it relate to anything about peeing on a hydrant...[drowns out]