Fuck Your Planet B
While the fate of human existence rests in the palms of 90 companies, the voices of the ones who wish to have grandchildren still aren’t heard. I incorporated a variety of images and symbolism that act as evidence or context to the message being communicated. I chose to put a Tesla flag on what is a posterized-looking Mars and captioned the image “Fuck Your Planet B” to illuminate the new interest in space colonization, and neglect to save and/or help Earth. What sounds remarkably alike to the plot of Interstellar, is sadly tangible. I chose to put, what some will recognize as a film still from the 1960’s movie ‘Psycho’, as the woman who is screaming these words: “Fuck Your Planet B!” The repeated circles behind her can serve as a double meaning. One is the literal target on the human race’s back, and the other is the intentional correlation to socialist books and posters. I then sprinkled NASA’s written memos on the Climate Crisis in the background and added imagery of space colonization and human destruction. I used dramatized imagery and intense typography in order to not only emulate the Punk Era but also to command the attention of the audience. This should command attention to the piece itself, critically analyze the various pieces, and evoke an emotional response to the message itself. I had bought the art book, Punk Press, before starting this class [history of visual communication] because I kept going back to the same record store to thumb through it. I found the designs, and common themes and motifs, almost intoxicating and was so excited to have this opportunity for this class… so much so that I ended up creating five-ish designs inspired by different pages and artists. The design that I chose to put my heart and soul into, incorporated many aspects and themes of the era, although some of them not being apparent in the original design I chose. Punk art and design often acted in reaction to the current social and political climate. The satirical and parodic approach to rejecting authority and the ‘man’, is something that I really wanted to capture in my piece. I wanted to adapt this same level of satire and frustration, and still emulate the jagged and shocking imagery in ‘Panache.’ I chose to create a piece about the ever-looming climate crisis. Indigenous communities have fought the fight to recognize climate change for centuries, and even with more recent awareness, the fight is far from over.