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Politics in Art
Glenn Hirsch
Politics in art is not propaganda.
The artist doesn't tell us what to think, but raises a question in all its ambiguity, irony, strange beauty, haunting evil -- using evocative color and brilliant sarcasm to enlighten, enrage and empower.
Gesture conveys action.
Color conveys mood.
Light conveys emotion (compassion or drama).
Texture provides a subtext.
Words can provoke or -- spin the meaning with irony.