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[infraredwoman]

LJ Friends-
I am looking for examples of art as social commentary- any links or images would be appreciated. Yes- this is for my HS students. So some amount of visual sanitation is necessary.
Tanks,
T.

Comments

[saintartaud]

Sue Coe: http://www.graphicwitness.org/coe/enter.htm
Kathe Kollwitz: http://www.dhm.de/museen/kollwitz/english/home.htm
Honore Daumier: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/daumier/
Francisco Goya (particularly "The 3rd of May" and "The Disasters of War"): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
Picasso's "Guernica": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(painting)
Otto Dix's "War": http://nga.gov.au/dix/
George Grosz: http://www.abcgallery.com/G/grosz/grosz.html

[infraredwoman]

Thanks- I used lots of the Otis Dix you recommended. I had almost eliminated Kolliwitz priorly but your link had some less subtle images that were better able to express the message I was attempting to convey. I used Guernica already. Also the Guerilla GIrls, Bansky and a ton of unknowns.
Thanks!

[saintartaud]

Cool! I figured I could help. Most of the artists are people I studied about in school.

Casper's Creations

[yogamary]

I immediately thought of my friend Casper's photography:

"Modern Salvation" http://modelmayhm-4.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/080612/04/4850db4bd5db3.jpg

http://mayhem-photos.s3.amazonaws.com/070420/04/4628809ef2671.jpg

"Diet": http://mayhem-photos.s3.amazonaws.com/070422/02/462afefdba626.jpg

"The Losing Game": http://modelmayhm-4.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/080612/04/4850daca1155b.jpg

http://modelmayhm-4.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/070812/14/46bf61232fd2d_m.jpg

"Consumerism" (Hey! I have to throw one of mine in, right?! Reply

Re: Casper's Creations

[infraredwoman]

Awesome thanks- I used them all!