In memory of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

This was a commissioned work I did for a team who participated in a poster competition at their university. The theme was- "In Remembrance of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Day for Global Peace". I created the main artwork and designed the overall poster and the team members provided the texts.

The concept:

I wanted to represent two eras of Japan. The dominating figure in the artwork, the girl with red hair, represents Japan which carried the burdens of the War and the horrors of the bombing. Despite the past nightmares, this Japan sends out a white dove (symbol of peace) to a more petite, younger figure in a white dress with a red bow (symbolic of the newer post-war Japan). This gesture promotes peace among future generations and all the other nations despite the past horror Japan had to go through.

The first image is the artwork I created using Adobe Photoshop. In the second image I used Illustrator to add the texts and a few graphical elements.