This piece of political art is by Banksy called Jack and Jill (Police Kids). This piece was created in 2005 and is a representation of a old nursery rhyme that is twisted into a way to highlight over surveillance and over policing. Banksy is known for his anti-establishment views and uses this imagery like the nursery rhyme to convey his critique of authority and societal control. This art is meant to be interpreted in different ways but the main idea is how children do not have their innocence and freedom in this world like they once had. This piece very much connects to today’s society as gun violence in schools have increased drastically and children are not only losing their innocence but losing their lives. Gun violence is the number one cause of death in American children and teens. The bulletproof vest in my eyes represent kids being stripped of their innocence and as a way to show that kids are not as safe as they once were.
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