Artist Statement

An Unfair Victory

Miriam Zepeda, Alex Martinez, Christian Guzman, Theresa Oceguera

The Nigerian Civil war took place from 1967 to 1970. When Biafra seceded from Nigeria, a war took place to absorb Biafra back. Because Nigeria won the war, our picture shows a soldier holding the Biafra flag on the ground being subdued while another soldier holds the Nigerian flag triumphantly in the air. Britain supported Nigeria by funding them and sending them weapons and supplies. The picture shows Britain on the side of Nigeria, but not participating in the fight.

The visual affect in the picture like the lighting and detail was created on photo shop. We Adjusted the lighting and the color. Our group struggled most with the sky color and creating the clouds and getting the picture at the right color necessary.