JACOB BIANCHI

                     is a multidisciplinary designer based in Melbourne, Australia. With an education in digital & communication design and a design practice built upon a foundation of painting, illustration, and draftsmaking, he makes works that bridge the gap between digital and fine arts. He is currently working as a Multimedia Designer at AD Group.

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One Finger Doom Scroll
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Bunches
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MIX 100.9WIP
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RonaWIP
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Sari MadamWIP
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INDEX
i.  Common Sense (For the Modern Age) 2000mm x 1000mm
Untreated canvas, acrylic paint

297mm x 158.5mm 
80gsm newsprint, black & green risograph ink
INFO:
    Common Sense (For the Modern Age) is a pair of pieces made in response to the outdated and sobering truths about gun control in America. Gun laws in the United States of America are built upon an Amendment that is almost 250 years old. Back in those days, America was not the international superpower we know now. It was at war with England for its independence and since there was no dedicated military, militias were relied upon to rally against the Redcoats. People also kept muskets in their homes in order to fight off enemy soldiers at a moments notice. 
    While there isn’t anything wrong with how they owned and used weapons in the 1770s, the world we live in today is much different: guns no longer take half a minute to reload a single shot, the USA is at no risk of a ground invasion so the need for weapons to defend against an outside force isn’t there, and the general state of the public’s mental health is worse as well. 
    There are those who fight for their “right to bear arms” so vehemently that they lose sight of the human loss that occurs each year. At the time of writing this (10/22/23), there have been at least 487 mass shootings in the USA this year alone. The leading cause of death for children is now school shootings, overtaking car crashes back in 2020. 
    The reality of this issue hit me when a mass shooting occurred this March in Nashville, Tennessee - my hometown. Not only was I a degree of separation from the shooter and a couple victims, but I also saw just how possible it was for me to wake up one day and see the names of people I know in a headline. My mother and younger brother specifically came to mind; my mom works in a primary school (the setting for the Nashville shooting), and my little brother is living on campus at college (another common location for shootings). 
    This project is my way of raising awareness of the issue. I took imagery and phrases from the Revolutionary War (when gun laws in the US begain) that have been circulating in far-right political and religious groups (pro-gun people and Trump supporters) and turned them on their heads in order to get my point across.