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EXPERT DIY TIPS Occuprint – Art History
in the Making


Remember in art history class when you learned about Propaganda posters? From France to Germany to America, these poster were designed to influence the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit the creator of the poster. Originally used used for religious issues like the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant churches. Eventually became more common in politically to efforts sponsored by governments and political groups.

Propaganda posters ” were sent to the front lines in the same capacity as bullets and artillery shells.” Some of the most popular American posters are the Poster of Rosie the Riveter encouraging women to aid the U.S. war effort by taking men’s jobs at factories or the American recruiting poster “I Want You For the US Army” depicting Uncle Sam.

Today propaganda posters are not limited to the religious group or government. With the Occupy movement, propaganda posters have exploded. And are all being crowd sourced at which are part of the creative commons, and available to be downloaded for noncommercial use (they do ask that artists are given attribution for their work).

From beautiful illustrations and graphs to iconographic symbols and slogans, Occuprint is culminating an amazing library of poster art. Some pieces are remakes of old propaganda posters. Like the Keep Calm and Carry On, a poster produced by the British government in 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War remade into Keep Calm and Camera On. And others are clever cut out template posters of the Anonymous Mask for you to wear.

Occuprint is also in collaboration with the Occupy Wall Street Screen Printing Guild. They have been printing patches and clothing at Liberty Plaza. From silk-screening Tshirts and textiles for the Occupation, it all has been for free and live on site. So in the spirit of the Occupy Everything movement you too can submit your own artwork here and be part of “american propaganda poster art” history of the 21st century.

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