Murals have been uses throughout social and political upheaval as a format of highlighting the issue and promoting change. These three murals are perfect examples of artists and designers that have created large scale artworks in response to a issue. The image at the top titled My God, Help Me to Survive this Deadly Love was painted by Dmitri Vrubel showing Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a embrace taken from a photograph in 1979 during the 30th anniversary celebration of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic. The image is extremely iconic and was very revolutionary when first painted in 1990. The Berlin wall being such a interesting part of German culture this image would be appropriate for inculsion in my magazine.
This mural painted by the American artist Kieth Haring in an artist famed for bring graffiti and street art to the art world. Highlighting throughout his work important social issues that he felt really strong about. The bring and vibrant colors are not something typically seen in murals that depict social issues but Keith Haring's work is eye catching and very though provoking.
The Collingwood Technical College mural
Guernica painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937 is seen as his most influential pieces of political art. The image depicts the Nazi bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. The painting shows innocent people being devastated by the bombings, the use of dark color tones and dynamic shapes makes this one of the more iconic works of Picasso. In the magazine creating a feature on these murals is something I would like to try and experiment with. The interesting back stories and iconic imagery would make for an engaging feature of the publication.
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