Intention: I really didn't have any lofty intentions in the making of my art piece. My goal in this project was simply to mix various elements of pop culture to create something new.

Context: I noticed that in the movie we watched in class, “Exit Through The Gift Shop”, many of the works made by Banksy and Guetta, mixed various elements from disparate times and themes, usually in order to convey a message. For example, at one point Banksy draws a picture of several children that apparently had used a plastic shovel to create a hole in the Israeli West Bank barrier, leading to a “paradise”. In addition to the idea of mixing various things, I also kept in mind the somewhat cartoony and stenciled style used by Banksy and several other grafitti artists featured in the film. Thus, in the making of my piece, I chose to mix two people in a sort of “Frankenstein operation”. I used Donald Trump and John Cena. Both are contemporary figures in pop culture. Trump is a businessman and political candidate while Cena is a professional wrestler and rapper. Both of them seem to have very flamboyant persona's. During his 2016 presidential campaign, he has called Mexican immigrants “rapists and murderers”. Cena, is famous as a nigh unbeatable wrestler, philanthropist, and good role model. Cena is also famous for his trademark catchphrase and pose “you can't see me”. Cena has become part of the “Unexpected Cena” meme wherein a short clip introducing Cena while his rap music plays is edited onto the end of some unrelated video.