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US activists, who were giving a talk in Turkey about the transformative power of art were criticized for naivete. Hurriyet Daily News
In regards to the US activists, their failure perhaps was not showing HOW art can transform by providing international and national examples. In general I find many underestimate the power of imagery until you start bringing up examples and issues of censorship.
Here are a list of photographs that changed the world.
The Art of Persuasion from the PBS series, How Art Made The World.
Free Government Information website shares info about a book highlighting the case of Dorothea Lange's banned photos of Japanese Internment in America.
The power of Advertizing
Here is a GREAT link list of Social Movements and Art Activism
Naivety is not understanding the power of art.
Talking about Activist Art
Bill Evertson did a blog entry about an interesting exhibit using rice and I had to share a photo of graffiti my son took near his campus in Jhongli City,Taiwan.
Not sure what it means other than trying to dispel a stereotype perhaps.
What do YOU think?
AND
Talking about graffiti, it is
and I am off to stick up a bit knitting (which was yesterday)
check out what the knit guerrilla's have been up to on grrl+dog's blog for feb 23 (K)NIT UP, woo hoo!
In regards to the US activists, their failure perhaps was not showing HOW art can transform by providing international and national examples. In general I find many underestimate the power of imagery until you start bringing up examples and issues of censorship.
Here are a list of photographs that changed the world.
The Art of Persuasion from the PBS series, How Art Made The World.
Free Government Information website shares info about a book highlighting the case of Dorothea Lange's banned photos of Japanese Internment in America.
The power of Advertizing
Here is a GREAT link list of Social Movements and Art Activism
Naivety is not understanding the power of art.
Talking about Activist Art
Bill Evertson did a blog entry about an interesting exhibit using rice and I had to share a photo of graffiti my son took near his campus in Jhongli City,Taiwan.
Not sure what it means other than trying to dispel a stereotype perhaps.What do YOU think?
AND
Talking about graffiti, it is
and I am off to stick up a bit knitting (which was yesterday)check out what the knit guerrilla's have been up to on grrl+dog's blog for feb 23 (K)NIT UP, woo hoo!
Comments
I have my shirt of in self portraits as well - or maybe not as well.
So your comment about stereotypes might be right. Just like art and artists are cornered by stereotypes.
But maybe, all we have is stereotypes and those who decry them the most are the most stereotypical - the truly humble man doesn't know he is humble.
Thanks for hooking me up to the PBS art piece, I'll enjoy exploring that. I am on the More Human Than Human page which links to your self portrait idea, perhaps.
As always, your blog and art content are deep and fascinating.
I can't even get my head around the 65% of a persons income going to rice.That is incredible.