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.
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 message has become more powerful. When she was interview, she said: "In times of stress, usually people go for black, people go for dark colors...I found that now, my stress has come out with very, very, very bright colors." That is what makes the difference with her artworks and the traditional way in which dramatic situations have been represented in art.
Samara is part of a group of Palestinian artists that joined forces with the Zawyeh Gallery in Ramallah with the goal of creating work to get money for humanitarian aid in Gaza. When she was asked about why she does that she said:"What caught my mind and heart in what I was watching about this war was the issue of children. And so I looked and I concentrated on what each child was carrying".
In addition, lots of Israeli artists have expressed through their artworks this same felling, and demanding the end of the war. Addam Yekutieli is a multidisciplinary artists that said: "I've always dealt with kind of like political or social themes, but for a very long time, they were much more metaphorical than they are now...I haven't really made any art since October 7," he said in November. "I've been mainly writing since then."
After investigating these, and other, cases of Palestinian artists, it is clear that the civilians from both sides (Israelis and Palestinians) are the ones that are paying the consequences of the war. Furthermore, they are fighting not even for their interest, they are fighting for political interests of the ones in power. That is when art acts as a way of resistance.
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...
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