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Liza Cowan Occupy Graphics.

When I was designing posters for the Burlington Vermont No Lockheed Campaign, I realized I had a real taste for agit prop (see them HERE). So when Occupy came to town, I set my hand to designing a series of posters. You can see them on my Flickr sets HERE. 

This one is my favorite. It is available through Occuprint

 

 

 Occupy Vermont. ©Liza Cowan/CowanDesign

 

I know that local Occupy movements are important, but I decided to focus on an overarching theme: Occupy Patriarchy. The drawing is one I made in the early 1970's copying an image from a Greek Vase.

 Occupy Patriarchy poster by ©Liza Cowan/CowanDesign 2011

 

If you are interested in the ideas behind Occupy Patriarchy you can find a great resource HERE 

Below is one of my favorite Occupy Burlington posters, using what my regular readers know is a constant source of pleasure, vintage postcards. This one from 1906.

Today We Occupied Burlington. Poster ©Liza Cowan/CowanDesign 2011

 

Liza Cowan posters in NY Times: NO LOCKHEED

 

 NO Lockheed, poster, What Will Lockheed Bring, by Liza Cowan, 2011

On May 12th The New York Times ran an article about Burlington Vermont activist group, No Lockheed, and the struggle to prevent a partnership between the city and the war profiteer arms dealer Lockheed Martin. 

I'm a part of the group and the story featured two of my 14 agit prop No Lockheed posters. 

STORY HERE

The US Chamber Doesn't Speak For Me: Kevin Buckland and Hans Hansen

 

I have to bring you this wonderful video. Yay agit prop!!

 

Made by Hans Hansen for 350.0rg

LOCKHEED: DOING BAD THINGS BADLY

NoLockeed sticker: LOCKHEED DOING BAD THINGS BADLY design @ Liza Cowan/CowanDesign 2011, for NoLockheed, Burlington VT. 

The Wolf and The Sheep by Aesop. No Lockheed

 

The Wolf and The Sheep. Design by Liza Cowan for NoLockheed.

Aesop has a fable for everything.

 

Who are the sheep? Who are the wolves? Who are the dogs? I think the answer is clear but in case it's not - "woof woof!"

 

No Lockheed. Burlingon, Vermont, Earth.

LOCKHEED MARTIN & THE TROJAN HORSE

WHAT WILL LOCKHEED BRING? DON'T BE FOOLED.

No Lockheed. Burlington, Vermont, Earth

Cowan/Design for NoLockheed

KISS OF DEATH

Orignial movie poster for Kiss Of Death, adapted by Liza Cowan

for more on Lockheed Martin, see here

War Is Peace: Lockheed Martin's Dystopian Vision

 




Adapted from  Signet Books cover for George Orwell's dystopian novel,1984

The idea of Lockheed Martin heading up Climate Initiatives makes about as much sense as wearing a plunging neckline while sporting a button that reads "Anti Sex League"

"War is Peace"

"Freedom Is Slavery"

"Ignorance Is Strength"

 Quotation source

And because this IS an art educational blog, you will be interested in the source of this image as well:

George Orwell, 1984, Signet Books 1951. Cover art by Alan Harmon

Lockheed Martin wants what's best for you: If by "you" they mean "themselves"

Poster by Liza Cowan CowanDesign for NoLockheed

Do not listen to the poison that spills from the pens of the Public Relations department at Lockheed Martin. To earn your trust, they spend more per year than you make in a lifetime. 

 

Will you let them buy you?

 

I have a nice bridge I could sell you.

 

 

No Lockheed Martin: they will never do what's right, only what serves them.

Lockheed Martin, whose mission is profit through endless war, will never beat their swords into snowplows. Liza Cowan/CowanDesign

No Lockheed, Burlington Vermont

(where we are having a snowy winter)

 

Lockheed Martin, starring in Faust

Lockheed Martin, Starring as Mephistopheles, in a gruesome production by Burlington VT. 

 

Parents Of Burlington VT- Do you want Lockheed Martin Using Your Children?

for more information go to FB: No Lockheed

 

DON'T BE FOOLED BY LOCKHEED MARTIN: Remember What Happened To Little Red Riding Hood

Is Granny's mission to profit from endless war? Only if she is Lockheed Martin. 

Burlington, don't be fooled. 

 

PACT WITH THE DEVIL - Stop Lockheed Martin from partnering with Burlington, Vermont

 

Burlington, Vermont makes pact with the Devil aka Lockheed Martin. Old woodcut adapted by Liza Cowan

Lockheed Martin makes their profits - which are huge - from endless war. The mayor of Burlington Vermont has signed a letter of intent to bring Lockheed Martin to Burlington to head up our climate change initiatives.

 

Faustian, you say?