What they consider dangerous to raise awareness among the people: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty they hide... THEY HIDE.

  REVINDICATIVE ART: ART AS SOCIAL EXPRESSION

  

By TRESMINE: On numerous occasions we ask ourselves: Can the world be changed through art? The transformative force of culture is key. Through art we can observe how creativity generates infinite opportunities for expression. By itself it will not change the world, but art at the service of people can become a fighting strategy for social change. Generate opportunities for the most vulnerable groups and build a more just and supportive world. Art is born from the need to express ourselves, reflect another reality, generate positive changes in society.  

Awaken in us the need to change things, to express our concerns, to show what we are capable of. Whether writing on paper or on a cracked wall. Art is a very powerful form of expression to achieve social change. You decide how you want to use it, since at the service of people we can demonstrate that various social causes can be given a voice. 

  'FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' 

 All art is political in the sense that it involves society in some way, either influencing it or influenced by it. But some works speak more directly to concerns related to human rights, corruption, class distribution, wealth or power. The painting is directly aimed at a political cause, endorsement or message. 

What they consider dangerous to raise awareness among the people: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty they hide, HIDE IT.

 

The social art motif created; by Elizabeth H. Elys “Fight for Freedom” tells the world about political prisoner Nadir Siquencia, a social activist who for decades continues to suffer savage persecution by the State. In captivity he was brutally tortured by his sadistic Canadian captors for more than a year, with courage he bravely resisted his painful experience fighting from the dungeons located around the province of Ontario for his freedom, a political right, liberation from slavery, power or the right to act, speak or think what one wants, Freedom in independence, Freedom in emancipation...  

Using art to offer a different perspective of the world was the objective of Banksy, a graffiti artist who during the 80s focused his work on promoting an active and demanding consciousness regarding the world. Although there is no biographical data about him, it is believed that he was born in a town near Bristol in 1974 and that he later moved to the city, where he spent his youth. In the 1990s he was part of the band Bristol's DryBreadZ, known as DBZ. Since then his fame began to spread like wildfire. Be that as it may, mystery continues to surround him. On July 12, 2008, the Mail on Sunday newspaper announced that it had discovered his identity, identifying him as Robin Gunningham, a fact that he has always denied. 

What they consider dangerous to raise awareness among the people: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty they hide...HIDE IT. 

 

WHY me, Why me, what did I do to those bad men... Why did they kill my baby...my baby...Canadian Embassy.

Banksy began painting rats that filled the streets of Bristol, which served as an instrument for his mocking criticism of the system. Influenced, among others, by the punk band Crass, and by the Ad Jammers movement, based on deforming advertising images and thus transforming their original message, his work has always sought social and moral criticism, in an ironic and satirical way. , using writing, the stencil technique and graffiti. 

Graffiti - What they consider dangerous to raise awareness among the people: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty they hide, HIDE IT.  

 

In his book Wall and Street he tells how he started street painting, using spray applied directly to the wall. But this technique required time, which made it very risky since it was an illegal art. Because of this, he began to use cardboard templates created by himself that he sprayed with car spray and that gave him the speed he needed in creating the murals, making them more impressive.

Most of his works, visible in London and in various cities around the world, are satirical pieces about pop culture, morality, politics, consumerism and racism. Banksy is a great teacher of topics such as war, class oppression, love, power or consumerism. He has an innate ability to capture hard, direct images with a lot of symbolism. 

 His works speak for themselves, making those who appreciate them reflect on what they see. His motto: «A wall is a very big weapon. "It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with."  

What they consider dangerous to raise awareness among the people: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty they hide, HIDE IT.

 

Few images explain this idea better than his mural Maid in London, in which a maid keeps the garbage behind the wall: what you don't like is hidden. 

 Use art to turn the world upside down. In short, the artist's need to create a movement that generates changes in society. It is a clear example of how art generates transformative movements, this time using the streets as a space for social expression. Art awakens in us the possibility of changing things. As intangible as it may sometimes be, its ability to generate controversy is most tangible. Can you change the world through art? Of course. Art at the service of the people becomes a very powerful weapon to achieve social change and demonstrate that a better world is possible.  

La Jornada: While they murder freedom of expression to protect the interests of their accomplices.  

 

Imagen - what they consider dangerous to raise awareness: war, class oppression, power, consumerism or poverty They hide, HIDE IT.