Here’s an unsettling image: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie frolicking on a grassy knoll in front of a nuclear power plant like the one Homer works at, all painted on a wall at Chernobyl. The mural, by French street artist Combo, is made even more ominous by the tattered room it’s in, especially the floor, which is covered with debris that looks like gas masks.
Combo is known for using cartoon characters to make politically charged street art. Below are two of his posters, one of Bin Laden with the face of Jerry, the other with Garfield as Chairman Mao. Both appeared in Paris in 2011.
Check out more of Combo’s ominous cartoons here.
April 04, 2012 at 3:48 pm, Naël Brun said:
I hate this action, It's a lack of respect for this incredible place, a part of history. I love street art in general, but hate this one in particular. This place is full of history and don't need some disrepectfull street art to makes us remember.
April 04, 2012 at 11:28 pm, Charlie Blackledge said:
You may not, personally, need reminding but it was not for you.
April 05, 2012 at 12:15 am, Charlie Blackledge said:
Meaning, statements like these are meant to be broad and for broad interpretation.