Flyers, posters, etc

Examples of protest style posters which I think would be a suitable style for our exhibition, given the anarchist, propaganda themes.

Russian Art Exhibition, Paris, 1973. Artist: Anatoly Alperovich

(www.heritage-images.com)

Punch Records’ Fight The Power exhibition opens Wednesday

Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, May 31st, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: Birmingham Post, Custard Factory, devonshire house, Fight The Power, punch, zellig

And here’s a little sneak preview from the gallery in the brand, spanking new Devonshire House/’Zellig’ development of the Custard Factory.  Punch Records are keen for people to submit their own favourite protest posters to the exhibition by sharing them with the Fight The Power Facebook group, so I posted an anti-Nazi poster I found in Sofia, Bulgaria:

(Http://www.digbeth.org/2010/05/)

The following are protest poster made by various artists. They are no being used to advertise a gallery space/exhibition but it is quite an interesting website to look at.

POVERTY

Please note that the posters are in no particular order.
Every selected poster is a winner, there are no first or second places.
The content and statements made by the designers in this competition do not necessarily represent the view of our endorsees, sponsors or the organisers.

HELP!

Mauricio RamÍrez GarcÍa

México#

"POVERTY TRAPPED"

Mary Anne Pennington

United States#

ABUSE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IS ENSLAVEMENT

Marianne Schoucair

United States#

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Moisés Romero

Mexico#

(http://good50x70.org/2010/gallery/poverty/)

Also the work of Barbara Kruger is quite interesting, I think the simplicity works well.

(http://www.barbarakruger.com/art.shtml)

Hannah