Corrupted Oil Jerry

Corrupted Oil - Jerry, also called Crude Oil Jerry,"REVIEW | Banksy & Warhol | MOCO Museum | **" . DE KUNSTMEISJES. (April 12, 2016). Retrieved 8 June 2019. is a 2003 artwork by graffiti artist Banksy, using stencil of a cartoon mouse character Jerry on an oil painting.Chloe (April 22, 2016). "Banksy: Laugh Now (Museum of Contemporary Art-Amsterdam" . Canvas and Crumpets. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

It was valued by English antiques expert and television presenter Jonty Hearnden at £150,000 in 2014, which was a rise in value of 30 times what the owner originally paid.Coates, Jon (Jun 15, 2014). "Banksy painting proves profitable for art enthusiast" . Daily Express UK. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

Exhibitions The work was first seen in one of Banksy's first major exhibitions Turf War in 2003.La Placa, Joe (Aug 25, 2003). "London Calling" . artnet. Retrieved 8 June 2019."TURF WAR. LONDON, JULY 2003." . BANKSY UNOFFICIAL. (July 18, 2003). Retrieved 8 June 2019. It has been displayed in the Moco Museum of Amsterdam since 2016.Gardner, Terry (Mar 30, 2016). "Banksy and Warhol shows to open Amsterdam's new contemporary art museum" . LA Times. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

Culture In a 2024 BBC Culture analysis, American art critic Kelly Grovier argues that Banksy's Crude Oil Jerry (2003) exposes the romanticized falsehoods of John Constable's The Hay Wain (1821), revealing it as a "tinder-dry lie" in the face of industrialization. By adding the cartoon character Jerry Mouse holding a lit match to the pastoral scene, Banksy critiques the enduring, deceptive ideal of the British countryside, according to the article.

See also List of works by Banksy

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