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Political posters for the masses.(SPOTLIGHT: FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ)(Reproduce and Revolt)(Brief article)

Colorlines Magazine

| November 01, 2008 | Change, Momo | COPYRIGHT 2008 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ, 30, is constantly thinking of new ways to get political messages across through art. Her newest project, the bilingual book Reproduce & Revolt/Reproduce y Rebelate, does just that. It's chock full of black-and-white images spanning topics from globalization, militarism and media justice to the environment and transgender issues. All of the images in the book, which Rodriguez, a silk-screen poster/printmaker, co-edited with Josh McPhee, are royalty-free--anyone can use the images without the artists' permission. The book features hundreds of images from nearly 200 artists hailing from a dozen countries.

Rodriguez says folks and community workers can reproduce the images in a number of ways: "Book covers, newspapers, Web sites, picket signs, T-shirts, banners, flyers, curriculum." The images are also available as free downloads ...

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