From Socialism to Environmentalism
Nov 7th, 2007 by Jinja
Painted signboards are still in use in Cambodia today, and during the more austere socialist era of the 1980s, they were one of the more effective tools for public media.
Today they are mainly used by nonprofits and the government. (Businesses use more slick photo billboards.) This particular sign bears the style and signature of former comic artist Or Yuthea.
Above: try not to fish with a car battery strapped to your back… not only is it bad practice but you can electrocute yourself pretty easily!
At their best these signs can be fun pop art. Signboards by artists of lesser skill and with a more complicated message don’t differ much from centrally planned propaganda of prior years.
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