FREEDOM pages (63)

Here are all the pages I have completed over the course of 5 weeks in the FMP. The general concept they are leaning to is that of CENSORSHIP and FREEDOM OF SPEECH, although there are symbols, logos and other imagery based on the term freedom as a whole.

William Wallace - a symbol for freedom due to his involvement in creating revolution in Scotland against English rule. He is now more widely known for his portrayal in the movie Braveheart

this is meant to represent mental health and how darkness can lurk inside the brain. it is a metaphor for how sometimes true thoughts aren't free inside your head, either bad or good

The Native American Holocaust is, in my opinion, one of the biggest disgraces to human history of all time. I feel strongly about how it is almost completely ignored in American culture and mocked by Americans today when really it should be noticed as an important example of human behavior at its worst. The slaughter of 100 million people, the biggest genocide known to man, was brought on by white settlers when "their" new land was occupied by natives. They fought wars with them, had their food source (buffalo) almost brought to extinction, were given new diseases by settlers, forced into their society and raped of their pride and culture. And now the remaining native Americans are a diluted people, a true example of how freedom can be taken completely and never found again.

Native American symbol for freedom

a wolf, of which is known as a free spirited animal

a bird cage opened and battered, symbolizing hope and freedom from enslavement

a bird in flight, a well known and popular metaphor for freedom; because flight means having the ability to explore anywhere at will and go anywhere at will

a Celtic symbol for freedom

a mask worn by the character V from the graphic novel V for Vendetta of whom fights for freedom in a dystopian future England

quotes and sketches from the movie Fight Club

a metaphor for how society determines your life and questions whether the average man is really free or wrapped up in responsibilities and laws

Black Panthers Party logo, of whom fought for freedom on behalf of black people and equal rights

A representation of animal rights for freedom showing a chimpanzee tethered to a cage

a quote about censorship by Laurie Halse Andereson

a quote about how censorship is ignorant and nonsensical by the author, Mark Twain and a drawing of him

a magazine clipping that has been censored to hide profanity

a magazine clipping that has been censored to hide words of importance

a famous photograph of a Vietnamese monk who set himself on fire in protest of the war. it is a often used as an example of anti-war, freedom, and peace. it is also the album sleeve of the first album by Rage Against The Machine

here I copied a photo of a protest against the PMRC (parents music resource center) by the band Rage Against The Machine that is in about having freedom of expression and speech in the music industry

the three pages here are meant to represent finding freedom from controlling forces like society, a government or destiny. the first shows a man being controlled by puppet strings, the second him succumbing to them and becoming tangled and the last shows the breaking free and doing his own thing for once