Assignment #1

This is a political vector illustration by Lennart Gaebel. Gaebel lives and works in Hamburg, Germany, a country rich with a fascist history. This gives him a keen eye to spot the dangerous signs of a fascist in training, and that is evident in this illustration. I chose this illustration because of how it combines two concepts to convey a stronger message.

Famously in 2016, shortly before the presidential election, a tape was released where Donald Trump claimed that he "grabs [women] by the p*ssy". This claim paints a picture of Trump that shows his abusive nature, and his entitlement that makes him believe that he deserves whatever he wants.

Gaebel's illustration shows Trump sexually assaulting the statue of liberty, which is a symbol that most understand to represent the freedom and opportunity that many seek in the United States. Here, Trump's assault is not just a picture of his admitted sexual assault on a woman, but it is an assault on what Lady Liberty represents.

This was created between the election and the inauguration of Donald Trump as a warning of what he predicts to come from the Trump Presidency.