I saw this image in Reno as I stepped out of the theater after watching The Dark Knight. After being affected by the movie, thoughts of Heath ledgers death and the up and coming elections, this image stirred up a lot of confusion. Although I was never able to make full sense of the poster since the joker isn't exactly known for his socialist ideals, the timing of this poster could not have been better. Although I don't necessarily agree with the image, I think that using the hype from an extremely popular movie to create anti-Obama propaganda was genius.
LUDO is a Paris based artist who uses real advertisements and then creates art over them to create a narrative which hits consumerism and nature head on. I like how he incorporates the brand names from the advertisements underneath the artwork. It makes it seem as though these companies are sponsoring anti-capitalistic commentary.
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