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The art of social change
Explorations of the direct and indirect intersection of art and social change.
What if we danced in public? - Holding space for passion.
Wouldnt that be lovely, if there was space to let others dance, to let people sit in the park and draw, paint or sing, not just in public but in peoples minds. Is it social medias fault? has it killed authentic altruistic self expression? Yeah we've heard it all before, kids don't play outside anymore, no one does anything but sit on their phones, community's gone, and everyone locks their front doors. But have people abandoned community, or has it been taken form them? Do we
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You do need disruption - Guerrilla Art pt 2
In the last part of this writing we focused on how and why the collective known as “Guerrilla girls” formed, and the importance of not...
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Painting over the cracks - When good isn't enough
I saw a mural being painted on one of my feeds today. It was by no means bad, and i do not write this to disparage the artist, but it...
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Accidental time machines - The pace of consumption vs the pace of creation.
We've all done it; just a quick scroll, just 5 more minutes, one more image, post, video... and hours pass in that swipe, that tap, that...
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Rejecting the status quo - Art as language for change
One of the great pains many of us experience is that of internal conflict bought about by societal pressure and expectations ingrained in...
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Erratically shifting glitched out Pepe gifs - Smoke & Mirrors in art
To paraphrase Predator “If it moves we can buy it” This in essence is an idea I’ve seen other artists & collectors comment on, that the...
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Two sides of a coin - The memetics of propaganda
Their is an interesting dichotomy between the acceptance many have for the impact and proliferation of modern internet memes, and a...
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Freedom of expression V encouraging aggression - Where’s the line in art.
Lately much has been made by the British press about the musicians Kneecap and Bob Vylan. Both bands willingness to use their art and the...
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We used to build cathedrals - The destruction of art
"We used to build cathedrals" I hate that phrase. Often espoused in art reaction videos or threads by people who think art began and...
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And the band played on... Art as distraction from disaster.
Depending on your definition we'll be rather fast and loose with the term "Art" in this piece. At times it may be more accurate to say...
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Watch your tone - Arts intent V its impact.
No one can truly know how that nebulous group we call “the audience” will respond to an artwork. And many would say that you shouldn’t...
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Heliostat Arrays - The importance of what your art reflects.
A ‘Heliostat’ array is an array of mirrors that, whilst rotating to track the sun, all focus their reflections on to a shared single...
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Pride came after the fall - LGBTQ existence evidenced through art & destruction; from rubble, to riot, to reclamation.
Art will forever be tied to social challenge and change. It simultaneously captures the current collective mind of a society, and works...
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Turning Point - Redirecting Propaganda.
Never underestimate the amount of resources those clinging to profit and power will direct in to the manipulation of a message. Afterall...
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From Science-Fiction to Social-Fact : Arts role in instilling empathy.
From star wars to star trek, politics and social issues have permeated sci-fi since its inception. It has not only inspired us to think...
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A closed door, an open window - Arts role in education.
Across my 7 years of working in schools as a specialised teaching assistant I saw one type of lesson drive more engagement than any...
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Stepped on, Step up, and a step too far - The challenge in the art.
Broadly speaking I don't look for controversy for controversy's sake. Shock value for shock alone is a jump-scare in a horror movie, it...
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Truth to Power - All art is political.
You have a deluge of "jobs" as an artist. Marketing, accounting, event planning, logistics, and more before you even get in to the work...
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Safety’s Off, take the shot - Art in 2025
This surmises the prevailing sentiment I notice from artists at the moment. But why now? I remember being told in design school, there...
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Reclaim - A movement in a message.
It is 1977, over a hundred women walk the streets of Leeds, their voices raised; “Women unite, reclaim the night” The cry of a movement,...
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