The Sunlight Of Mao Zedong Thought Analysis

The Cultural Revolution was an important era for China, both artistically and socially. Not only did ideals and government structures change and evolve during this period, but also propaganda, artwork, and figurines dominated and evolved as well.
The name of this propaganda poster is The sunlight of Mao Zedong Thought illuminates the road of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. It was designed by the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House Propaganda Group in August 1966. The top half of the poster shows Mao’s head displayed as if it were a sun with white and yellow light beams. This is displayed on an almost peach-pink color that provides contrast and shows the details of the light beams. Also in the top half of the poster are
The background of the poster is red and one interesting characteristic that stands out is the reflection/design on the table. It adds another texture and more colors to the poster and keeps the poster from looking static and boring. Of course the themes of the Cultural Revolution are prominent in the poster via the tanned skin, red colors, bust of Mao, the white book of Mao’s teachings. However, the value and overall meaning of the poster is different from my selected poster, The sunlight of Mao Zedong Thought illuminates the road of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. In Strengthen the study of Marxism-Leninism Mao Zedong Thought, the purpose of the poster is to raise awareness of the Communist teachings that Mao is promoting. It is also displaying the credibility of these teachings via showcasing and reminding them of the successful Western “fathers” of these schools of thought that Mao drew inspiration and based his “Mao Zedong thought” from. So it does not include the aspect of modernity pertaining to leaving the past behind, but it does have the aspect of mass media presence because it still emphasizes Mao’s greatness and shows his