Art that is more than simply Art
Art that is more than simply Art
Art could be a strong weapon for social change. According to news sources, the CIA used modern art against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and the whole Abstract-Expressionist movement were sponsored to become world-class art with the purpose: of showing American freedoms and superiority before the Soviet system. Artists like Keith Haring lead the wave of strong satire of the political system and modern life in his subway drawings series. Banksy succeeded in quite the same - sharp satire of contemporary life and anti-war messages via very democratic media of street murals. I believe that the Internet could also be a high-culture media providing the power to share great ideas with millions of people. To change the world to a better world.