The French street artist ZEVA has recently started bringing his art to the public with his "liquidated logos", featuring many very recognizable logos appearing to be being pulled by gravity and dripping to the floor. I'm not sure whether his art is intended to be political, but I believe it has a very powerful political and socioeconomic message.
In my opinion, these pieces exemplify the saturation of the corporate world and the need of our society to recognize when some companies are just too large for their own good. For example, as pictured above, he features the all too recognizable McDonalds logo, dripping as his other pieces do. This may be understood as the blood of its competitors, the animals they slaughter, the lives effected by the sale of such an unhealthy product and a number of other things. The resounding forms of propaganda used could Political, transfer, glittering generalities (with the use of dripping "liquid" from the logos, and perhaps name calling. This propaganda could be targeting any number of people. Naturally, those who's eyes are open to such topics would be good candidates or those who have no clue and are subsequently enlightened by the work are also targeted.
To view more of his art, check out
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2033
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