Social Concoctions And Educational Potential
By Marion Breinhorst.
The role of social art has undergone exponential development following technological advances and changes within rights of minority groups. Contemporary artists like Luca Frei and Suzanne Lacy are able to incorporate design, networks, and education into their social and installation practices which can now be analysed using a critical language appropriate to the works….
The Nuances Of Artistic Self-Aggrandisement
By Chani Balmer.
Art was an invaluable tool of persuasion and self-presentation in the repertoire of a ruler, and was used as such to extraordinary effect again and again. Two rulers who wielded artistic representation in such a masterful way were Pope Urban VIII and King Louis XIV of France; both took full advantage of the Baroque style’s characteristic drama and monumentality, and its evocative, sensory nature to captivate an audience….
Andy Warhol: Social Commentary On The 1960s
By Toshiko Frederiksens
It has been noted that Andy Warhol used his artwork as a means through which he was able to hold up a mirror to modern life. Despite proclaiming that his artwork and personal character were profoundly superficial, an exploration of three of Warhol’s key artworks from the 1960s reveals the way in which his art can be interpreted as a vehicle for social commentary and critique…
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