Oscar wilde gay voice series#

That being said, while in prison he found a way to write. His reputation and spirit were firmly crushed and his health was battered down with them. Once out he was destitute and poor and only lived a few more years. He went from a beloved and popular writer to being literally spat on while on display in prison.

Even his own works were used against him for the love he clearly showed towards his male subjects. There’s a bunch of story behind it which all starts because Wilde calls slander against someone proclaiming he was gay but the evidence of this case sided against him so hard he ended up causing his own downfall. Back then they called it “gross indecency” so you can get an idea for how it was generally perceived at the time. The reason Oscar Wilde was held in prison was for being gay. There’s a speed and freedom to both these styles, even though they can look so different.īut, there’s a lot of really neat things to unpack here, besides the way the video strikes on its own. If you’ve watched a spray paint artist you know there’s very similar thought processes going on. Nothing should be difficult, every mistake can become a piece of beauty, if all else fails, chuck a tree over it. Ross’s wet-on-wet technique was designed to be quick, which allowed him to paint on his breaks while in the military. I love this because so often I’ve thought if Bob Ross was alive today he’d be like one of those street spray artists. (It's also a much less weird mashup than things like the AI Frank Sinatra cover of Britney Spears' Toxic.)

Oscar wilde gay voice series#

The snippets are cut from Joy of Painting series and help to show how all art is valid and has more that unites than divides. The video features voice over work from everyone’s favourite chill time painter Bob Ross. However, rather than the traditional bedsheets, as the eye follows the painting down we can see he’s using his words to escape.īut in this beautiful video, Banksy has added another layer. It portrays a jailbird Oscar Wilde fleeing over the walls of the HM Reading Prison where he was held and forced to perform hard labour. The Great Escape is the title of Banksy’s latest display of street art with heart. The world’s most infamous artist, Banksy, has recently made a lovely tribute piece, featuring more artists than we originally bargained for.

Banksy adds Bob Ross to beautiful Oscar Wilde tributeīanksy's latest piece of street art features Oscar Wilde escaping over prison walls to the tune of Bob Ross's calming voice.