The Coexist image (often styled as "CoeXisT" or "COEXIST") is an image made by Poland, a Warsaw based graphic designer Piotr M? Odo? Eniec in 2000 as an entry in an international art competition sponsored by the Museum at Seam for Dialogue, Understanding and Coexistence. The original version is one of dozens of works featured as large outdoor posters in Jerusalem in 2001.
Variations of this artwork have been used as stickers and bumper elements in rock concerts.
Video Coexist (image)
Creation - COEXISTENCE art exhibit
Piotr M? Odo? Eniec, a Polish-based Polish designer based in Warsaw, has his original work selected by the jury to be one of several dozen images to be displayed as an outer 3 m (9.8 ft) x 5 m (16 ft) poster as part of a museum sponsored exhibition at Seam in Jerusalem. The exhibition was opened to the public in Jerusalem in 2001.
The original image consisted of the word COEXIST in all capital letters, with C replaced by a large Muslim Crescent, X replaced by the great Star of David, and T replaced by the great Latin Cross.
Maps Coexist (image)
Vertigo U2 Tour
During the 2005-2006 international Vertigo Tour of Irish rock band U2, the original version of the image played a key role. Shortly after playing "Sometimes You Can not Do It Alone", the group will play songs themed politics. During the opening part of "Love and Peace or Else", Bono wore a white headband bearing the handwritten version. In some places, including Mexico City, the word is displayed on large electronic signs.
Bumper sticker
Images and variations were used as car bumper stickers.
The first bumper sticker began to appear in the United States in the early 2000s as a partial response to military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan that began after the events of 11 September 2001. Stickers signify the ability or human desire to live together in peace.
One of the common versions of the "COEXIST" spell sticker mantra uses an Islamic crescent moon for "C", a peace sign for "O", a combination of male symbol and female symbol for "E", Star of David for "X", pentagram for point "I", yin-yang symbol for "S", and Christian cross for "T". This version, designed by Jerry Jaspar, is probably the most common version of bumper stickers.
The prevalence of COEXIST bumper stickers has been noted in the San Francisco Bay Area Bay Area area. Users of bumper stickers often do not practice religion. This prevalence among liberal political secularists has led to some ridicule about the inability of bumper stickers to influence their target audience, or those who could benefit from the message.
The popularity of bumper stickers has spawned several anti-Muslim responses, including one with a crescent moon image altered by the addition of explosives. Other parodies include the Communist hammer and sickle for "E" and the swastika for "X", indicating the dangers inherent in all ideologies.
Legal disputes
In 2005, M? Odo? Eniec and U2 are not aware of each other. They also did not realize that the company in Indiana had filed a trademark in the United States in 2003. At that time, because there was no U2 official merchandise carrying this image, U2 fans created their own brand. The Indiana company filed a lawsuit against a company like Cafepress in May 2005 in an attempt to stop the sale of unauthorized merchandise. Lawyer M? Odo? Eniec states that he owns the copyright to the image. Separately, The Museum on the Seam, which sponsors a competition in which the original image first appeared in public, claimed legal rights to the image.
Other versions and variations
The following table shows the individual characters of the more familiar versions, whether as Unicode characters, icons, or descriptions.
- Other variations published
- Translations, such as Coexista (at U2 concert in Mexico City)
- Contrary, as seen on the cover of this book
See also
- The Live Side by Side
- Big battle over Coexist . Video. The image creator was interviewed.
References
External links
- "archive of 2004 from Coexist website page, LLP". Archived from the original in 2004-03-26.
- "Museum On The Seam - Coexistence". Archived from the original in 2015-10-23.
- "piotr mlodozeniec coexist" (in Polish). Archived from the original in 2015-10-23.
- Butler, Susan (2005-08-06). "Legal Problems: One Design, Many Claims: Can They Live Side by Side?". Billboard . Vol.Ã, 117 no.Ã, 32. Nielsen Business Media. p.Ã, 10. ISSNÃ, 0006-2510. Archived from the original in 2015-10-23.
- Jen (2008-05-27). "Living together". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Ã, - some symbol variations
- Big battle over Coexist . Sound. June 8, 2016 - via YouTube.
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