I've created this collection in order to explore the concept of power and what that means in regards to art. Throughout history art has been created for various reasons: to record important events, for religious or political causes, etc. And many times works of art were created and used to as propaganda. Pieces were created purely to "advertise" the good qualities of a certain person and to convince people or entire populations of that person's competence as a leader. Or it could be used for the opposite reason: to show a certain individual or event in a bad light, and thus cause others to reject them. However, in this collection I will focus on how art has been used to shed a positive light on an individual and what that looks like. In other words this collection will explore how an artist uses image to convey a sense of power and leadership to the viewer, enough that they