Analysis Of The Book Syracuse Cultural Workers By...

In the catalog, Syracuse Cultural Workers, a man named Randolf Smallwood created a political postcard that could be seen as controversial. This postcard is meant to appeal to people with a critical respective and it shows what their thoughts are about Conservatives. The artist uses bumper stickers to portray the harsh truth what Conservatives support and what they believe in. Political parties often do not agree on each other’s views and this post card is an example of how they may bash each other to show the points they disagree with. Using a bumper sticker was an interesting approach because many people have them on their cars to show what candidate or party their supportive of, but these parodies of bumper stickers reveal more than what they normally say. Everything on this postcard is placed strategically and meant to portray a certain message. This postcard’s main image shows a blue truck with many colorful bumper stickers on the back of it. It is meant to represe nt the â€Å"truthful† way that Conservatives think and what they believe in. We do not see the owner or driver of the truck in the picture, but we can assume that he is a middle class, white male who supports rich and powerful people. He does not drive a fancy, expensive car, but he then has a bumper sticker that says â€Å"SAVE OUR BILLIONAIRES†. He may be in support of the conservatives because he hopes that one day he will become rich and powerful himself. The postcard shows a medium shot of the car so it is