The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II
"We discussed the silent work that art does."
They saw what art can do and figured out a way that it can be used for the voice of the people and their concerns.
"The poster is exactly that, a sound bite, and vernacular to the core."
They made this poster to have as few words as possible but to say a lot. Doing this allowed them to spread the word about AIDS without being too much. It was like a slogan that you would think about later, that just wouldn't leave your head.
8 Artists Using Their Creativity to Drive Activism
"Yoko Ono's art is a universal embrace, a call for love and understanding that resonates across culturesa nd generations."
Since her readers can do this, if it were turned into a meme, it would encourage people to look deep into their cultural past and connect with their lost roots.
Olafur Eliasson " Each beam of light, droplet of water, or gust of wind he crafts in his captivating physical experience for change, inviting us to embrace our role as stewards of the planet."
I like that he take aus to a world thathe has imagined and created and allows us to see his view on things, leading us ina directionn that will allow us to see what is wrong with our world is due to ourselves.
The Art of Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible
" Even today, totalitarian governments restrict access to information, ban books and artworks, and repress intellecuals, acetivs and artist fearfuld of ideas that might challenge their official truth."
This is something thatis alos metioned in tv shows and maovies and we think just becuase its happening there, this is any way that could also be happening to us. I cant rember exactly, but there are certain artworks that our president is removing because he is trying to have us for get histry becuase he wants to repeat things that happened back then, but change it just enough so we will bearl reconized it.
"Why is Godso set against creative representation? Yes, because of the dangers ofmisrepresentation, but also perhaps because God realizes that one ofthe greatest powers is the power of creation, and if people can createthen they too will have godlike powers (including the power to createthe concept of God in the first place)."
I dont thing that god os aginsit it, but the ones who are using his words are afraid of people adding other meanings to the word of god becusae gods word can be interpreted in many different ways.
Part 1 - I've seen signs hung up on polls warning people about ICE in Jersey City.
The church I go to hosts a pantry, and when I overheard them talking about how ICE is raiding pantries and how they are going to have to let the people come inside because they are not going to allow ICE in to attack the people they are helping.
I also saw things on TikTok about ICE and things about the government about how they want married women not to have bank accounts, and they want to send unmarried women to boot camp.
Part 2 - Art Activism is a way for us to say thonf that can't be said. It allows us to communicate with others simply from an image. In some ways, the image can provoke more emotions due to the imagery. You can explain something a million times before it is understood the way you see it. But by using art, you can show people what u see and invite them into a part of your mind.
The artist I chose is Olafur Eliasson. I chose him because his art is intriguing to me, and I want to look into it more. The piece that intrigued me was his " Dreamscape", it is an immersive, large structure and it is made to transport us to a realm that awaked enviroment consciousnes. It is activist art because it gives an artist expression with a strong message about environmental awareness, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own actiond anf the importance of people responabloty to the planet.
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