OUGD505 - SB01 - Concept

OUGD505

SB01

Concept

A poster series inspired by the Punk movement. The posters will be politically motivated and will encompass the Punk ideology of questioning the authority, politics and economics.

The posters will be motivated by current affairs, politics or song lyrics which will gain a reaction from the audience. 

Possible directions for the posters.

Current Affairs

Donald Trump's Mexican Boarder wall. 'Walls come tumbling down' - The Style Concil
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-tests-eight-30ft-high-walls-for-border-with-mexico-11186092

Equal Salaries for women and men.  'Do They Owe Us a Living?' - Crass 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42827333 

“There’s children in Africa with tommy guns. Getting ready. While the Islam armies are beckoning on. They’re getting ready!” - UK SUBS

Whatever happened to the heroes? - The Stranglers. In relation to the publics obsession with celebrity culture and reality TV.

And they tell you that you're still a free man
If this is freedom I don't understand - The Jam
 - Free speech through social media
- Repression by government (Putin, Xi Jinping)
'Jihadists slaughter those they think have insulted their faith. '
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21699909-curbs-free-speech-are-growing-tighter-it-time-speak-out-under-attack

End of apartheid but the gap between the very rich rich and very poor in South Africa is still massive and the living conditions of those exiled by the Grouped areas act is still shockingly poor. 
http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/apartheid-legislation-1850s-1970s