theupsanddownsof@lemmy.world to Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism@slrpnk.net · 1 day agoBe a troopermessage-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareBe a troopertheupsanddownsof@lemmy.world to Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism@slrpnk.net · 1 day agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretheupsanddownsof@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoCould be as simple as the artist enjoyed Star Wars as a kid? I don’t know them personally I just don’t think it is a homage to a fascist ideology. Unlikely a mural on Leake Street is covertly sponsored by Disney executives
minus-squareSreudianFlip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoNo I don’t mean what the artist intended, just what the art is doing. Stormtroopers look cool. Stormtroopers are fascist, to G. Lucas and in the story. It’s a skilled painting of a cool looking fascist. You asked!
Could be as simple as the artist enjoyed Star Wars as a kid? I don’t know them personally I just don’t think it is a homage to a fascist ideology. Unlikely a mural on Leake Street is covertly sponsored by Disney executives
No I don’t mean what the artist intended, just what the art is doing.
Stormtroopers look cool. Stormtroopers are fascist, to G. Lucas and in the story. It’s a skilled painting of a cool looking fascist. You asked!