Two pictures of dissent from two very interesting people. The one at the bottom was drawn by the naked pastor (see link). He has some great images on his website. I imagine this one to be a depiction of how we as Christians want to fight any hint of tyrrany in the church. Its a valid concept, although I'm not sure about the martial imagery. I also wonder whether there is a time for people to 'grow up' from venting their spleen at church and move on to the tyrrany in the world at large. I could be wrong, but I personally find a long-standing anti-church stance unattractive. I find challenging injustice and oppression outside the church more attractive.
The one at the top was drawn by Banksy (a Bristol graffiti artist). This one is an example of a piece of his graffiti. Some of his stuff (not all) is really making a subversive point about the establishment. Imagine the picture on a street in Bristol. Graffiti by its nature is a statement of dissent. I imagine this picture sums up his mission to be subversive through the very peaceful means of pictures and graffiti. I love the idea of someone angrily throwing a bunch of flowers at the injustice and oppression in the world. Anyone got any thoughts?
2 comments:
very cool! my cartoon was actually inspired by Banksy's image of the flower thrower. cool connection.
Great minds clearly think alike!
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