Thesis Paragraph and Creative Medium The art of Banksy Exhibition in Toronto is the topic for the research that was selected in terms of a larger field of graffiti. Since the works of Banksy are pertinent to the modern world, it is essential to pay attention to their essence and messages. While more than 80 exhibits will be presented on the mentioned exhibition, it is possible to distinguish between several key themes that integrate them (“Banksy,” n.d.). Even though some people believe that Banksy exhibits are vandalism as they are drawn on streets, others consider that it is art due to the focus on relevant social, political, and economic problems. For the proposed research, it is expected to use such a creative medium as an illustrative essay. Many works of Banksy can be found online and integrated into the essay to allow readers to understand them better. The identified medium will also provide the opportunity to interpret these exhibits and relate them to the social context. The above medium relates to the object of the research since it is based on the presentation of illustrations. The purpose of the project is to critically review Banksy’s exhibition in Toronto, reveal the artist’s messages, specify the public attitudes, and also provide the researcher’s opinion on the mentioned pieces of art. Background Banksy is the pseudonym of a scandalous English underground graffiti artist and political activist whose identity is not established. According to the most common versions, his real name is Robert or Robin Banks (Ellsworth-Jones, 2013). Due to the artist’s talent and the sharp social themes of his drawings, Banksy quickly gained popularity – first in England in the 1990s and then all over the world (Ellsworth-Jones, 2013). The anonymity of this artist is preserved largely due to the efforts of friends and supporters who also remain non-identified. Currently, there are several scholarly works, websites, and discussions considering the phenomenon of Banksy’s art, and the popularity of his graffiti continues to grow rapidly. The purpose of this artist is to reflect the key political problems through provocation in his graffiti that can be found in different places. As it was mentioned earlier, Banksy exhibits are graffiti painted on the streets. Namely, there are pictures performed with a stencil. It can be innocent children’s horses or cats, some political images like a revolver or a red star, as well as short phrases such as “no future” (“Banksy,” n.d.). Often, there is a shortened name of the artist. Such graffiti, as a rule, are not very large, but some of them require a fair virtuosity of execution. Banksy changed people’s attitudes to street art. His ironic and witty works directed against capitalism, war, and moralization become the subject of attention from journalists, vandals, photographers, and art critics (“Banksy,” n.d.). The so-called “Banksy effect” expressed in an increased interest in street art amused the world art market. His graffiti-works performed on the edge of kitsch began to be sold at prestigious auctions for record amounts. Four Areas to Research Vandalism or art? The first area to be covered in the proposed research is whether Banksy exhibit represents art or acts as vanda