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Break the Sword

This was an illustration originally created for the Day Before the Revolution re-print. Now posted her for re-use.

 

In this cubist, or constructivist-inspired, agitprop image, an arm reaches up to hit a circular shaped object, perhaps the barrel of a gun or cannon. The entire image is rendered with tightly drawn lines, radiating out, or creating angular, bold shapes in the background.



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