This acrylic on canvas painting is inspired by Banksy’s Girl with Balloon. This was a project I made from last online school. It is a bit rush because when making this, I was bombarded with a lot if works since it was the finals and there are two more paintings I have to make during that time.

I made this piece as a stress relieving art. I don’t mean indulging in art yourself to reduce stress, but you can just watch an artwork and it can take away loads off your mind, leaving you nothing but relaxed. We were to choose an issue that serve as the context of our art and the issue I choose is depression. It causes feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Too much stress can lead to depression. How I may reduce this is through art by simply letting someone watch works of art. Watching and viewing artworks can reduce stress and anxiety, which can help overcome depression. We do not need to make art ourselves. We can just observe the art. So I decided to make some paintings that may relief stress and reduce anxiety.

I find some of Banksy’s art to be inspiring and funny. I want my artworks to have meanings and humor that can relief depression. Like Banksy’s Girl with Balloon that may symbolize loss, but the text next to it tells us that there is always hope even if there is loss.

A feeling of being relaxed and looking at a beautiful view like a starry night sky or a sunset. The girl with balloons, which was inspired by Banksy’s Girl with Balloon, was meaning to say that you can do what you love that is good for yourself, know that you are a great person and that if you ever feel tired, you deserve a break so that you can feel good and reduces stress.

I did mention that there two more paintings. As for them, I will post one of them later and I don’t want to post the other one because it a last minute idea that I ended up not liking. So one of those paintings will be posted later on and I might post some more urban sketches I did for school. The three paintings may have reminded me of how tired and even stressed I was that I just want to sleep, but it was over and I hope will just laugh at it later on. Overall, I love two of them. I hope that the image above relieves your stress.