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My final piece consists of the many aspects of my project so far. Firstly, (starting from left to right) the BLM symbol of the fist in front of the newspaper articles shows the BLM movement that occurred in 2020 after the death of George Floyd. The inspiration for this plate came from the use of newspaper articles in the work of Tom Phillips. Next, I used inspiration from Peter Chadwick and his use of colours and shapes against photos. This particular building is in Broadway Market in London. The lino print in front of the photo is inspired by the powerful imagery of well-known figures, in this case, representing John Boyega at the BLM protests in London. Throughout this Final Piece, I also stuck to the colours of blue, red and black as seen in Top Boy. I believe this specific plate shows the powerful image of John Boyega during protests and the background of striking buildings selected to emulate the style of Peter Chadwick. In the next piece, I followed a similar style but incorporated the style of Tom Philips by using the newspapers of protests. I also used the silhouette of George Floyd and his famous quote "I can't breathe" to portray the mark left behind as a result of racism. However, in this plate, there's a lino print, following the same colour scheme, of a building in Robin Hood Heights in London. Lastly, the last plate of a protest sign reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER" shows the link to the composition I have tried to emulate in this piece. By making a protest sign I believe it makes my piece closer to the style of Wallinger in terms of composition and layout of multiple pieces portraying protests and the journey of my project so far.

FINAL PIECe

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Below I decided to again follow the same style as Wallinger by depicting my piece as a protest scene. I did this by spray-painting BLM over my work. The defacing of the piece gives it some realism and depth and links to some of the work by Wallinger. It also shows how raw the composition is and how the plates are placed and created with purpose and meaning. Overall, I intended to portray a message of power and strength and I believe I have achieved that with this powerful composition.

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