Art & War - example

There’s an inextricable relationship between art and war – and for a good reason. Art has been traditionally used by leaders – be they tyrants, monarchs, or elected statesmen – to promote war. These leaders usually ordered works of art to craft propaganda they could use to generate rapport and popularity for their war policies.

The other way around is also true – art has sometimes been used to express opposition to the war. It has also been used to disparage war opponents, not to mention that many precious artworks are stolen, damaged, or destroyed during wars. More importantly, art is typically used to grieve and recover from a war.

Susan Meiselas documents Nicaragua in intense photos

Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Background During her long and successful career, Nicaragua is a subject that Susan Meiselas has continued to explore over the years. Susan Meiselas, a well-known American photographer got close to the Nicaraguan revolutionaries during the late 1970s. At first, she lived amidst the insurgents but when the danger became too real, she traded in the …

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Stephen Dupont’s Afghanistan photos – Live In the warzone

Photography, War Photography / 4 minutes of reading
Australia has a couple of documentary photographers and Stephen Dupont is one of the most renowned and awarded. He’s also a photojournalist that has participated in several risky photographic scenes. He has an edge over the world, focusing on producing extraordinary photo essays from some of the most dangerous countries, such as Afghanistan. Dupont’s …

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David Guttenfelder’s fascinating photos of Afghanistan at war

Photography, War Photography / 4 minutes of reading
The war in Afghanistan has attracted many interested parties and photographer David Guttenfelder is one of them. He traveled to remote countries such as North Korea numerous times but also been to Afghanistan over 20 times since the 2001 US-Led invasion. His main aim here was to document the war and pinpoint its effects …

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The war rugs of Afghanistan

Textile art / 2 minutes of reading
3 min 50 sec The prelude Every time there is war in a region, the locals look for ways to ease their frustration in an effort to remain hopeful. Afghanistan has been at war for a long time and while most people are aware of the United States invasion in 2001, the Soviet Union occupied …

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Richard Mosse’s Enclave in Congo – Dreamlike & disturbing

Photography, War Photography / 10 minutes of reading
In his work across eastern Congo, Richard Mosse focused on capturing the disturbing images of rebel groups fighting as they move from one place to another. The work displays the devastation brought about by the war, such as massacres, refugees, and systematic sexual violence. The entire journey across the country took four years – …

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Alighiero Boetti’s beautiful Maps of the World

Textile art / 7 minutes of reading
The story behind Boetti’s Maps of the World The Mappa tapestries are some of the most important works by Alighiero Boetti. Upon his first arrival in Afghanistan in 1971, Boetti began a continuous collaboration with local weavers to produce embroidered tapestries, using himself only as the referential artist but considering the works a creation of …

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