Banksy Print: Love Hurts

Love Hurts: Barbed Wire Bandaged Heart Balloon Canvas Art Print by England-based satirical street artist, political activist and film director Banksy. Banksy has explained that Love Hurts (also known as Barbed Wire Heart) 'is obviously an iconic representation of the battle to survive a broken heart. It's an uplifting visual poem to that most fragile of human emotions that seem to move within us as if on a soft breeze'. Love Hurts is colourful, sophisticated and deceptively simple in its composition, depicting a red heart-shaped Mylar balloon against a light blue monochromatic background. Appearing to have escaped its owner, the wounded balloon, indicated by the pair of plasters (Band-aids) on the top right, is now trapped within a barbed wire fence. This work evokes the power of love to inflict hurt and anguish as well as joy and pleasure. The fragility and vulnerability of human emotion is represented in the allegory of the balloon, which can be easily pierced and deflated. Conversely, the balloon also possesses the innate desire to break free and rise above its constraints. Whilst at first glance the work appears straightforward, it in fact carries a poignant message. A double edged sword, Banksy demonstrates both the power of love as well as its agonising ability to cause pain and suffering.’ - Joe Syer New. Wood frame. From ARTCANVAS. Size: 12" x 8"x 0.75”