CND SOLDIERS
2005
About This Work
Banksy’s **_CND Soldiers_** reframes the visual language of protest through the artist’s signature stencil technique, pairing crisp, high-contrast figuration with a deliberately pared-back palette to maximise immediacy and impact. By depicting uniformed figures alongside the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament symbol, the work collapses the distance between state power and civil resistance, questioning how authority absorbs—or suppresses—dissent. The graphic economy of the image echoes street signage and mass media, allowing the message to read instantly while rewarding closer attention to nuance and irony. Positioned within Banksy’s wider canon of anti-war and institutional critique, **_CND Soldiers_** remains a potent emblem of contemporary political art and enduring activist iconography. Edition of 150 signed, 700 unsigned
About the Artist
Perhaps the most famous figure in street art working today, Banksy is known for urban interventions that demonstrate irreverent wit and a biting political edge. Enhancing his mystique by maintaining an anonymous identity, the artist has modified street signs, illegally printed his own currency, and ...
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