M. Felix, United Kingdom
Street Art Globalization—How Street Art Became a Global Phenomenon, 2015
This graphic poster is featured to exemplify how street art has served as a means of political and social expression around the world. This particular poster is ominous in character; it is meant to concisely convey its message in that there are few, if any other dimensions of the poster that might distract from the three central objects of the piece. The contrast between Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald’s smiling faces with the screaming child is dysphoric. This calls attention to the way that seemingly innocent societal structures and franchises can be damaging. Some of the two most well-known figures in the world that are American grown, detaining the child in the middle effectively portrays how American imperialism and cultural influence benefits from the degradation, harm, and exploitation of others. Label by Jordan Stofko