In Time We Trust
Written by Friedrich Farshaad Razmjouie
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Visual Arts
Paperboard, Mixed Media , 56cm x 74cm, Watercolour & Rapid Rotring
Visual Arts
"What do you think an artist is? He’s a political being, constantly alive to heartrending, fiery, or happy events, to which he responds in every way. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war, for attack and defense against the enemy."
Pablo Picasso
Statues, Context and Historical Narrative: Statues Glorifying Colonialism are a Bad Idea!
Written by Stuart Cartland
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Visual Arts
Stuart Cartland discusses the recent attacks on statues in Canada The toppling of the statues of British monarchs in Canada recently is a hugely symbolic moment of reflection on the legacy of British colonialism. It is also feeding a wider anti-woke backlash from the right. Following on from the toppling,…
The Colescott Chronicles Part Two: Expanding Black Representation while Narrowing in on Capitalism and Colonialism
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Visual Arts
Written by
Dennis Broe
Dennis Broe continues his presentation of the work of Robert Colescott. Above: The Wreckage of the Medusa (1978) and the wreckage of capitalism Robert Colescott’s satire of Americana George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware has now become the centrepiece of L.A.’s new Lucas Museum of American Art. Colescott’s best known…
The Colescott Chronicles Part I: breaking free of the shackles of colour blindness and abstract art
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Visual Arts
Written by
Dennis Broe
Dennis Broe presents the first of a two-part topical study of Robert Colescott, whose politically committed art tackled issues of unequal racial and gender representation, and the history of racial exploitation and domination in the U.S. One of the founding members of New Black Art just reaped the rewards of…
Boris Britain Wallpaper
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Visual Arts
Written by
Jan Woolf
Albrecht Dürer – Champion of the Peasants
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Visual Arts
Written by
Jenny Farrell
Jenny Farrell writes about Albrecht Dürer, who made art in supported of the democratic movements of his time Albrecht Dürer was born 550 years ago, on 21 May 1471, during the Renaissance, a time of upheaval that rang in the early modern age. With improved production methods, industry and trade…
May Day 2021: Boris Britain Wallpaper
Written by Jane Burn
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Visual Arts
One Nation Under CCTV
Written by Gabriel Rosenstock
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Visual Arts
Gabriel Rosenstock presents a bilingual tanka in Irish and English, the 31 syllables configured as 5-7-5-7-7, written in response to the above work of street art by Banksy. i am watching YouBeloved, You're watching methey are watching us keep Your eyes open, won't you when You're awake and asleep táim…
For the Common Good
Written by Friedrich Farshaad Razmjouie
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Visual Arts
Does History repeat itself . . . . . .? In the past, heroes used to do the undoable to become the savior of their time. Today however humanity is at risk from a virus which is overshadowing the planet and killing many innocent people. Scientists are the heroes today,…
The radical imagery of William Blake
Written by Caroline Ritchie
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Visual Arts
Caroline Anjali Ritchie discusses William Blake, trees, and 18th-century radicalism. Image above: The Divine Image, from Songs of Innocence and of Experience Poet and artist William Blake was energetically engaged with the political thought of his day. His ties to the radical publisher Joseph Johnson and associated figures such as…
