Propoganda

The propaganda project proved to be the most difficult for me as I got so into the nitty gritty of small details. The week we were assigned the project was the week more uprising (as if there are weeks with minimal uprising) came about and I wanted to do a project I was passionate about. As someone who as been to Israel twice, both for pretty extensive time periods, I feel a deep connection to Israel and to the culture. When you are there, it is easy to get wrapped up in the politics and how each person believes they are right and have the solution to world peace but when you are there, it is hard to believe that a war is going on. Day to day living seems pretty normal and no where out of the ordinary until the "seek cover" alarm goes off and everyone scurries around.
Each aspect of this project was something I was passionate about. I traced a family of those practicing the Muslim faith, a priest and a nun, and a traditional Jewish family, making the sketches somewhat basic and easily able to relate so anyone looking at the image can relate with some aspect of it. I used the Israel flag as the main focus, with the state of Israel fitting inside the jewish star, and the families surrounding the star in the outer white parts. Using doves, a universal sign of peace, and a fig and olive brand, also a universal sign of peace, around it, helps to tie all the pieces together of the absolute need for a peaceful two state solution.
This project was done in adobe illustrator, I program I have learned to love with paint, type and general lines.
I got so caught up in measuring each aspect and getting so into each detail, I forgot why I was creating the piece in the first place. When I finally took a step back and saw it, I realized it was the piece I was most proud of and put the most amount of work in.