The readings this week dealt with artist response to pain and suffering as a result of war. Art is a medium that gives people the ability to show the emotions they have within them after the effects of an outside force. Art is also a platform for commentary on issues that are being faced within society.
In "When Modern Art Met Modern Warfare" there is the use of art by the artist to externalized the loss and devastation around them, with a focus on the aftermath of World War 1. The pain showcased within the art works not only transcend into our time, but also explore the idea of pain being something that does not go away. Even when the world forgets the mind still holds onto certain events. The artwork (ex. Slaughterhouse-Five, the sculptures) reflects this portal to the mind of the artist, a constant reminder of the pain due to a single event in one's life.
"Horror Is a Constant, as Artist Depict War" by Alissa Rubin took a different approach, instead focusing on civilian sufferings rather than the affect war had on soldiers and their loved ones. This focused on the civilian lives lost as not just numbers how showcasing the bodies of the dead had more of an effect on people. Rubin also explored these pictures as a recurring documentation of war, as history begins to repeat itself with war so to do artist repeat past artist through showcasing the acts of war onto inocents. Although artist were commissioned to show the achievements of war, the destruction outweighed the good. I found this part of the article interesting in this aspect, as although during wartime people tend to look towards the positives in the end it appears to be the negative that stays with us.
In "When Modern Art Met Modern Warfare" there is the use of art by the artist to externalized the loss and devastation around them, with a focus on the aftermath of World War 1. The pain showcased within the art works not only transcend into our time, but also explore the idea of pain being something that does not go away. Even when the world forgets the mind still holds onto certain events. The artwork (ex. Slaughterhouse-Five, the sculptures) reflects this portal to the mind of the artist, a constant reminder of the pain due to a single event in one's life.
"Horror Is a Constant, as Artist Depict War" by Alissa Rubin took a different approach, instead focusing on civilian sufferings rather than the affect war had on soldiers and their loved ones. This focused on the civilian lives lost as not just numbers how showcasing the bodies of the dead had more of an effect on people. Rubin also explored these pictures as a recurring documentation of war, as history begins to repeat itself with war so to do artist repeat past artist through showcasing the acts of war onto inocents. Although artist were commissioned to show the achievements of war, the destruction outweighed the good. I found this part of the article interesting in this aspect, as although during wartime people tend to look towards the positives in the end it appears to be the negative that stays with us.