WEEK #2/MARLON

An Introduction to Activist Art

I think that when different situations are written to write and to give an opinion, they should be focused on the problems in which we are immersed as a society, in the same way we should think about the daily adverse situations and that if they were experienced in the past, they are a chain and a link the cal has never been broken, in the same way I chose this book because it shows endless problems, they show the true society in which we live and in this same way it explains how artists, and how the opinion of different people with daily adversities are a great example of the way in which great criticism can be made without leaving aside the central art, in the same way expressing and "drawing" in different scenarios situations that can be recognized by different groups of people and thus unravel a great change in the "system" in addition to the use of different ways of running a society, facing and breaking down each part of it,

Why 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. Its effect is often subtle and hard to measure, and confusing or contradictory messages can be layered into the work. Good art always contains a surplus of meaning: something we can’t quite describe or put our finger on, but moves us nonetheless. Its goal, if we can even use that word, is to stimulate a feeling, move us emotionally, or alter our perception. Art, equally simply stated, is an expression that generates Affect.

1.    Art is something difficult to understand but when it is understood, it shows us and makes us feel what they are trying to show in it.

The first rule of guerilla warfare is to know the terrain and use it to your advantage. Today, this doesn’t mean studying maps of the mountains of Cuba or the jungles of Vietnam. Our modern political terrain is a highly mediated landscape of signs and symbols, story and spectacle. To operate successful on this cultural topography we need to observe, analyze and respond creatively. We need to be Artistic Activists.

2.    Art activism is something with which we can look creatively at everything and understand what even the smallest thing means.

An Introduction to Activist Art

 The broad term ‘activist art’ encompasses a great variety of artists, art forms, and objectives. It takes many forms of expression such as performance, painting, graffiti, or installations. The goals of activist artworks can also vary widely. Works can challenge racism, sexism, authoritarian regimes, or war. They usually have a common dominator, which is a focus on political and social issues with the intent to change or influence public opinion by confronting people with an unjust or problematic status quo.

 

1.   Something that we will always see in all kinds of protests will be art, because it is with something that we can express what we feel and what we think.

After this time, art continued to be a popular medium for activists. War often caused responses from artists and inspired Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, Martha Rosler’s series referencing the Vietnam War titled House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home, or Banksy’s spray-painted cardboard depicting a girl hugging a bomb, which he made to protest the Iraq War in 2003. The fight for equality and feminism was and still is another popular subject of activist art. One example is the anonymous artist group called the Guerrilla Girls, who became famous in the 1980s for their feminist, activist art which publicly questioned the male-dominated and sexist art world.

2. Feminists have always shown the art movement in their protests by how they express their thoughts and all the work they do before they engage in such things.