SHANNON MULQUEEN

“Big Brother’s Slime” is a screen printed art piece that was created in a beginning screen printing class taught by Melanie Yazzie at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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This piece is representative of the social climate of the 1960’s. It features a dystopian view of the media and is intended to be viewed as a satire piece showing a lot of the

anti-propaganda that was popular during this era. It incorporates a few elements of an Orwellian dystopia, Big Brother and the watching eye on the television set. These elements fuse with the ideals and song “I’m the Slime” by Frank Zappa. Many of his lyrics appear on the screen and within the slime. 

The television screen shows the face of “Big Brother” along with a PSA of the government, showing how the television is a tool they can use for power. The slime is representative of the truth; it is explaining the issues that arise from too much television and the powerful effects it can have on an individuals mindset.