week 2

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1. An Introduction to Activist Art | The Collector | by Stefanie Graf 

“Activist art, like Paula Rego's 'Abortion Series,' has the power to evoke social and political change. Through poignant visuals, it not only reflects the current state of society but actively influences public opinion, paving the way for transformative shifts in policy and perception."

The quote does a good job of showing how important radical art is for making social and political changes. One strong example is Paula Rego's "Abortion Series," which shows how art can change people's minds and lead to real policy changes. It shows how powerful it is when creativity and activism work together to make good changes in society.

“When the public is looking away from suffering that could be prevented or does not want to be confronted with it, activist art often creates a dialogue and forces people to think about these problems.” 

This quote shows how important political art is for bringing up problems in society that people might otherwise ignore. Art like this can bring about knowledge and possible change by starting conversations and forcing people to face hard truths. It shows how powerful artistic expression can be in bringing attention to suffering that can be stopped and making people feel like they have a responsibility to work together to solve these problems.

2. WHY ARTISTIC ACTIVISM? | Center for Artistic Activism

“Art, on the other hand, tends not to have such a clear target. It’s hard to say what art is for or against; its value often lies in providing us perspective and new ways to envision our world”

This quote makes the point that art doesn't always have a clear message or goal like action does. However, its value comes from giving us new views and ways to see the world, letting us understand and think for ourselves. Art makes things possible and inspires people to be creative and think.

 

Paula Rego, an artist, chose to make a series of paintings called the "Abortion Series" to show how she felt about it. In these drawings, she showed how scary and painful it can be to have an abortion and break the law.

These creations were about more than just art. They did have a big effect on how people felt. Now we're in 2007. There was another vote on whether to legalize abortion, and this time it passed. A lot of people think that Paula Rego's powerful designs helped change people's minds and make them realize how important it is to have safe and legal abortions. This means that in a way, her art directly affected the government choice in Portugal to allow abortions.