This piece is titled Voices of the Rebellion. In this class, we talked in detail about various
kinds of protest music across several decades, and looked at many artists of many backgrounds
who made songs protesting various grievances. I myself listen to lots of music that tends to stray
towards the “angrier” side. Metal, rock, riot grrrl, punk, emo- some of my favorite genres fall
firmly under the alternative subculture. Alternative music is rooted in political issues and a desire
for social change, so topics like the ones we spoke of in class are brought up frequently.
However, music for reform doesn’t have to be alternative- and that was shown quite clearly in
class. I wanted to display that through a piece of art: artists of all backgrounds coming together
by a shared goal for justice.
The artwork itself depicts several artists, as follows: Zack De La Rocha, lead singer of
Rage Against the Machine (top left), Nina Simone (top right), Marvin Gaye (second row left),
Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day (second row right), Ado (third row left), Sam
Cooke (third row right), Aretha Franklin (bottom left), and Seb Lowe (Bottom right). Each of
these artists has made protest music in some way, and many represent differing genres. To make
this piece, I used a digital painting software called Sketchbook, which is very similar to other
painting software such as Procreate or IbisPaint (except Sketchbook is free). The artwork was
completely hand-drawn on the software.

Hannah Hunter is a student in the CAP First-Year Program.