My appropriated piece is based on the painting by Hermann Stilke called Joan of Arc’s death at the steak and I have merged it with an image of Donald Trump addressing the American public in a similar style to Peter Kennard. I wanted my image to be ironic as in my personal opinion I felt Joan of Arc was an early feminist and broke the law in dressing in men’s clothing, I thought it would be an interesting image to put her next to President Trump a man who has similar ideals to those from the 1400’s. The thought bubble is to add to the irony of the piece as in the 21st century when all these great women of history have fought and some have laid down their lives and now a man of backwards thinking is now in power. I wanted to make a piece like this as I wanted to highlight the irony of the general consensus of the public feeling we live in a more “modern” and “progressive” today but in fact the fight for equality is really only just beginning (evidence as a sexist and homophobic man is in power). I realize the piece in itself is simple but it is rather obvious what my point is and I think it is successfully put across, I feel that the blend of the modern press photograph blended with the 1800 painting adds to the piece as although the media conveying President Trump is more modern I can’t help but feel he is the one on the wrong side of history.