In this post I will include some examples of soviet artwork and a brief explanation.
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.
Wall posters were widely used in the early days, often depicting the Red Army's triumphs for the benefit of those who cannot read, throughout the 1920s, this was continued and carried on into World War II and consisted of bold simple designs.
The posters are designed to burn an image into the minds of the people, that after a while would come to be accepted as an undeniable truth.
We'll execute the plan of the great works.
Thousands of hands are raised voting "yes." The theme of this poster is conformity, it defines what others are doing and forces an individual to question their position.
Have You Enlisted In the Army?
A solider bluntly questioning the Russian male audience about his contribution to the defense of the October Revolution
Glory to the mighty air force of the country of the Socialism.
This is a post designed to show an inspiring picture of force and mass to be considered a good vehicle to promote confidence, self-righteousness and feel good about being part of the good guys' crowd.
Franz Ferdinand.
Franz Ferdinand are a very well known band that use propaganda inspired artwork for their album covers.
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I think propaganda is a great theme to have for artwork as its generally an everyday part of life, although it may be more covalent, we do tend to see various signs of propaganda around.
Its also quite an interesting top and quite controversial, Franz Ferdinand have designed their albums so that if you don't know about the links with propaganda, you would probably just think its a good design!
