My first piece for my concentration was based upon the tragic story Lincoln's last moments of life. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who was a banner-child for the ideal of "Sic Semper Tyrannus", in the Ford Theatre. Dressed in his best, a bullet-hole offers escape for a geyser of red. My piece highlights the tragedy of this horrible historic event, and the implementation of the "murder" poster adds to the over all effect. By linking all of the separate images the total work comes to like, and by editing Lincoln's face i was able to add some emotion. The texts adds complexity to the background, and has a smooth flowing rhythm to it. And the unity of the foreground even-though the images are completely unrelated allows for the piece to become one piece of work. Also, the contrast of the streak of blood adds a necessary flare to the plainness of the black-and-white images.
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