Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Propaganda Through Art

Art represents so many things. It represents human expression, flaws from within and from society, an emotion or thought. With that being said; what happens when the government takes something so free and unbinding and molds it their will? You get propaganda through art. Over the course of history many empires/governments have used art as way to brainwash its citizens and turn them to sheep that follow the leader without any hestitation. This semester, I will be looking at this 'art form' and the impact it had on the people and the society that they lived in. I will look at Nazi Germany first and the various pictures that released during WWII. So stay tuned....