However, are these artistic protests not adding to the popularity of Trump. Dutch artist Jonas Staal already realised a few years ago how art added to the popularity of politicians. Read more about contemporary propaganda by clicking this link.
Since the rise of Donald Trump as presidential candidate, contemporary artists have been producing art surrounding the controversial politician. Most of them seem to be making a statement against his views and potential presidency.
However, are these artistic protests not adding to the popularity of Trump. Dutch artist Jonas Staal already realised a few years ago how art added to the popularity of politicians. Read more about contemporary propaganda by clicking this link.
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From Mothergoddess to Medusa:The snake as a symbol for mythological women in contemporary art.5/3/2016 This is an abstract of my BA thesis for Art History, concerning contemporary female artists and mythological subjects with a strong female message. Since the snake has been a symbol in the arts and mythologies of ancient times, performance artist Carolee Schneemann researched this symbol during her studies in the '60s. From her studies she concluded that ancient goddess statues that attributed the snake could have been made by female artists. Later she would perform herself with these goddess images in mind. After this, other female artists followed and expressed their own interpretation of the mythological being of the serpent in relation to women in ancient stories, connecting these images to their own contemporary views, on which I will elaborate further right here. Now, I am not one to write on politics very often, but this time, this blog on artsy things shall be my voice against TTIP. Hopefully, some of you are aware, if not, I shall inform you, because this is why I care.
Like a Trojan horse the trade treaty between the United States of America known as TTIP or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been brought into the European gates, with promises of economic advantages and job opportunities and supposedly it's for our best interests. But this deal is being done quietly and negotiations end at the end of 2015, while most of the people are unaware of the meaning of the trade treaty (Not a very democratic thing, to not inform your people). In the meantime, there is some more media attention to the consequences this deal might bring now, even though little people know what is being negotiated. Some things we have heard mean food safety, animal rights and protection won't have to 'hold back' deals for traders. At the same time corporations can influence laws that profit their investments and can even legally sue the governments for any laws that hinder their profits. All this might also affect the whole well-being of the world, and let’s be honest; the world could use some less negative affecting and a little more loving. All this so some rich folks can get richer. (How money is more important than the planet is beyond my understanding in general, I think we should feed the 1% to the polar bears and support the right causes with their money, fighting injustice, environmental problems and such all at once. What can I say, I'm a problem solver) I would like to be part of bringing some causes against TTIP to the public attention, all in the best interest of us and generations to come. We might not be the ones with the money or the power, but together we have a voice, and I strongly believe we can make the planet a better place. What can you do? Find more information and sign the petition against TTIP (only if you’re a citizen of the EU) here: http://waronwant.org/say-no-ttip or here: http://action.globaljustice.org.uk/ea-campaign/action.retrievestaticpage.do?ea_static_page_id=3521 Buy Lush's shower powder soap box, Dirty Deal. The money will go to organisations against TTIP, and they also have some more information, explaining things better than I can: https://www.lush.co.uk/article/soapbox-why-ttip-dirty-deal (Also, it smells really good and leaves your skin supersoft, AND it changes colour when it comes into contact with water!) Demonstrate: (These were the ones I could quickly find, there might be more near you, or organise it yourself!) October 2nd, Budapest October 4th, Manchester October 6th, Rome October 10th in Amsterdam, March against Monsanta, starts at JOHAN DANIËL MEIJERPLEIN. October 10th in Berlin at Central Station October 10th, Luxembourg Twitter: #noTTIP The opening of this new exhibition on the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch and the Dutch Vincent Van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum brought along a lot of media attention in the Netherlands, just like the opening of the museum's new entrance hall, resulting in long lines for the ticket booth. Is this exhibition worth the queueingtime, or are there better things to do on a day in Amsterdam? Read what I think here. What is Performance art and what happens if it can be shared by means of the internet? That is what I'm trying to find out here, in a new, interactive post! (I finally figured out how to put links in my articles, isn't it great? )
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