"Are We Betraying the Planet?" By Shepard Fairey

One of the many propaganda pieces done by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey shows a women covering her face with a newspaper that reads "Are We Betraying the Planet". This piece has been seen in many places such as New York and Cincinnati ("Obey Giant"). This piece is very detailed and even shows the front page of the newspaper. This newspaper talks about the effect of global warming and even if there is such thing as the climate change. 

Stylistically, this piece of propaganda shows a woman covering her face except for her mouth which shows that this subject of global warming is one that people do not always see clearly or understand fully yet always talk about freely. The script on the newspaper reads that the solar and wind energy could be the path to  "independence" from fossil fuels and exports from the United States. This pairing also bucks the conservative view by making fun of other conservative views such as birth control and intelligent design. 

Thematically, the "blind" woman also signifies society’s betrayal of the earth by not paying much attention to the problem and "covering their eyes" or turning away from a problem that seems impossible to solve. Also the criticism of right wing opinion shows that only is this piece liberal but could also show the betrayal of people towards science and not accepting the facts.