PROTEST POSTER

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

The social issue I selected that was addressed publicly during the election was the topic of abortion. I feel this particular issue was mentioned quite frequently not only at the time of the election but also in everyday discussions. In my opinion, abortion is basically the same as murder and I am strongly against it. I realize that under certain circumstances, a woman can be unwillingly impregnated and does not wish to give birth to the unborn child. This is a complicated situation and I may not fully understand how it feels since I’ve never experienced it, however I do feel that anyone should acknowledge the fact that regardless of the scenario, it is still a living, breathing person whose life you are choosing to take away. Since I see very little difference between this and murder, I think the people who decide to abort a baby are in a way trying to play God. There is nobody on earth who should have the right to take the life of another besides our own Father in Heaven. He is our Maker and Master of our bodies and spirits and should be the only one who determines whether or not we get to live or die. According to His gospel, taking a life is an unforgivable sin and those who commit such a sin will suffer. He gives no exceptions for this commandment. Even though the baby hasn’t been born yet, you are still denying a child of God to experience life when you have an abortion. He has also told us that there is only one God and that we should follow Him and not the words of man. We cannot pretend to be gods or think we have the same authority as He does because we don’t plain and simple. It doesn’t matter what our intentions or reasons are, nobody should feel entitled to do something that not according to the will of the Lord without being penalized for it.  

In the poster I created, I decided to really emphasize the contrast between God and someone trying to play God. I showed an image of Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "The Creation of Adam" in black and white to demonstrate the traditionalism of the Lord. When it comes to God it's only one way or the other. I find the image is calm and soothing with no extreme colors or texts. The other image I found from the television series "Arrested Development" where one of the characters dresses up and tries to play the part of God. I alternated the image by adding bright red colors and gruesome fonts to show the horror and grotesque nature of abortion (or playing God). 

This specific social issue relates to the various remarks and opinions displayed on the news and tabloids. These forms of media spend a great amount of time calling certain individuals dumb, ugly, or evil when really who are we to judge? I know people have freedom of speech and it may not be the same as murder, but is it far off from trying to play God? Isn’t He the only one who should judge us? In the end, no matter how much we may justify ourselves, we need to recognize how no one can pull off the performance of God except for the Big Man Himself.