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Flag Art as Political Statements

By , About.com GuideFebruary 17, 2008

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Take a look at this impressive collection of flag art by young Brazilian artist Icaro Doria. Check it out and let me know what you think (by adding your comments below!).

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February 18, 2008 at 3:01 am
(1) Surreyman says:

I’m very surprised that you called it “impressive”. It is crude, trite, and has no place in a Geography site.

February 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm
(2) Aregnaz says:

I think this collection is very impressive. Flags are an international representation of what a nation/state believes it priorities or beliefs to be. The artist is making a political statement by revealing the irony in these national symbols. This collection is completely appropriate for a geography site.

February 19, 2008 at 5:10 pm
(3) ean says:

These are great! Brilliant political art; as evidenced by the huffy, clenched response.

February 22, 2008 at 1:22 pm
(4) Karen Ann says:

I like the political art,

February 24, 2008 at 8:56 am
(5) ogdendunes says:

If those get anyone to think about flag designs meaning anything rather than simply being pretty pictures, then I guess they’ve served a purpose.

March 2, 2008 at 7:40 pm
(6) Samuel X says:

How can they have “no place on a geography site”? It’s statistical, political, economic, and vexillological.

It’s also brilliant, but that’s a separate issue.

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