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Social Action through Art
Renaissance Murals
Murals were considered
the highest form in
painting because their
purpose was to
illustrate religious
lessons to people who
could not read. At this
time most people did
not have any formal
education.
Mexican Revolution
Artist Diego Rivera
studied Renaissance
murals and used
what he had learned
to help educate
illiterate people
about national
ideals.
Here he is
illustrating Mexican
history in a mural at
the Presidential
Palace.
Contemporary Murals
Artist Diego Rivera
studied
Renaissance
Muralist/artist Judy Baca organized over 400
teenagers
in
murals
used
Los Angeles to paint a mural over 2,400 feet.
Theand
mural’s
what
he hadof
learned
images represented the history, culture, and
diversity
to help educate
the cities population.
illiterate people
about national
ideals.
Here he is
illustrating Mexican
history in a mural at
the Presidential
Palace.
Graffiti
In the city of
Pompeii that was
destroyed by the
eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius political
graffiti was found on
the walls dating to
79 AD.
The word graffiti
comes from the
word to scratch.
Graffiti
This pieces of graffiti
art. In this case it
means that the
artist painted on a
public structure—
probably without
permission.
After the Berlin wall
came down some
pieces such as this
one was placed in a
museum to save the
art.
Graffiti
Banksy is the name given to
a British graffiti artist,
political activist and painter.
He combines humor with
social messages. His
identity is unconfirmed, but
his work can be found all
over the world.
Social/Civil Rights
Many social and civil
rights groups used
public demonstrations
as a means to demand
change.
Social/Civil Rights
Posters are an
important medium
because they can
reproduced fairly
inexpensively and
displayed in public
places.
Rummaging around in the BIG CLOSET
Political Posters
Rummaging around in the BIG CLOSET
Propoganda Posters
Social Issue Campaigns
Advertising-like methods are used to get
social issue messages across to the public.
They use all forms of media that they know
their audience pays attention to.
Social Issue Campaigns: Protest
Slogans are created to
communicate a message very
quickly.
Promote and Protest/Persuade
Posters are used to
both promote and to
protest/persuade
others of your
opinion.
Social Action through Art: Assignment
You are going to create 2 posters.
1 TYPE ONLY Poster
on a social issue of your choice
1 to protest or persuade on
a social issue of your choice
Art as Social Action movie