Political Artwork

A LOOK AT

Throughout the ages, political propaganda in art has been rife with patrons commissioning works that paint them or their ideals in a good light.  Yet, in times of significant political change, many social issue artists and creative professionals choose to portray the circumstances in their artistic processes on their own, resulting in political paintings.

THE ROLE OF FAMOUS POLITICAL ART

Art can be linked to politics in a variety of ways, and the realm of social issue art is far more diverse and richer than a single term that can be reduced to just political propaganda in art.

POLITICAL STATEMENT

Any artistic activity must be free from political purpose, particularly when it violates its status when it is turned into a tool of political propaganda in artworks for the ruling system.

LIBERATING ART

We must be cognizant of the hazy boundaries between art and social movements, mainstream press, and society when debating the function of art in today’s world

ROLE OF POLITICAL ART

FAMOUS POLITICAL ART

An Excrescence; – A Fungus; – alias – a Toadstool Upon a Dunghill (1791) James Gillray

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The Death of Marat (1793) Jacques-Louis David

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My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love (1990) Dmitri Vrubel

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