THE VISION OF ART

The international scene is suffering from two major conflicts that are affecting the physical and moral integrity of citizens. The Ukrainian and Palestinians instead of falling apart have raised their voices and have used art to go against the conflict, using art as a way of resistance.  (This week the publication will be focused on Palestina. Last week was about Ukrainian art in times of war .) PALESTINIAN ART IN TIMES OF WAR With the war in Gaza, lots of Palestinian artists are using their artworks as a way to demand freedom, justice and the end of the conflict. That way, Palestinian artists are finding their way to connect with the worldwide population sharing the devastating situation they are experiencing. Moreover, they use it as well a way to reaffirm their national identity and culture. One example of using art as a way of resistance is the Palestinian artist Rana Samara : Rana Samara is curious and not conventional artist, that's why she has achieve more relevance, and her...

The international scene is suffering from two major conflicts that are affecting the physical and moral integrity of citizens. The Ukrainian and Palestinians instead of falling apart have raised their voices and have used art to go against the conflict, using art as a way of resistance.  (This week the publication will be focused on Ukraine, and the next in Palestine.) UKRAINIAN ART IN TIMES OF WAR Before the war, the Ukrainian art was experiencing a huge increase. That was thanks to the more artists and galleries that were emerging. The country was starting to participate in various art events, exhibitions and auctions. The reason of its increase was thanks to digital technologies, social networks and globalisation, succeeding in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the war is an unpredicted event that had a profound impact on the art community of the country. Artists are talking about a massive cultural disaster. Reason why now artists and the art industry has started playing the rol...

Even if art is an essential way af communicating social issues, and is able to change people's mindset, the work of the artists has been precarious all along history.  Only the 15% of the artists can live from art, and the 72% of them is under the poverty rate. This reality needs to be changed because although everybody consumes culture, not much artists become recognized because of their artworks.   Since I was six I have had a need to create, so I stated doing drama. It gave me the opportunity to communicate messages to an audience that was there to hear me. Since then, I've seen lots of actors, directors, dancers, etc that wanted to communicate messages and governments have banned them. I've also seen others that didn't have enough money to even buy a coffee. And also, others, that were painting or playing music in the streets to survive. While I am proud to have grown up with a social conscience for artists, I believe that their work has to be dignified. Mainly, bec...