This is an activist art of Martha Rosler during the Vietnam warTo me, this art describes the life of a women or in other words how society ruled women to be a housewife while her husband, father, and/or brother is at war. He is described to be tougher and stronger than a women. Explains exactly what we've discussed in class last week.
6 quotes from reading:
1. An Introduction to Activist Art | The Collector | by Stefanie Graf
Quote: "Completely unembellished, he depicted the life and harsh working conditions of the lower classes."
Response: Speaks the truth of reality, unlike social media in our generation that fakes the truth and covers up for upper class.
2. WHY ARTISTIC ACTIVISM? | Center for Artistic Activism
Quote: "Art, equally simply stated, is an expression that generates Affect. At first glance these aims seem at odds with one another. Activism moves the material world, while Art moves the heart, body and soul."
Response: The expressions used are very realistic
3. The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II
The New York Times Style Magazine
Quote: "A different group on a different day would have come up with a different list, but disagreement and debate were always at the heart of this project."
Response: It sounds to me as if they were stating that you can be anybody from anywhere speaking any language which makes each one different from the other. Yet one thing combines them all, which is the voice within them
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