Grace Wakeling ’21 “Okay, well get this,” Hephaestus states with the flick of his wrist as his other hand reaches for a second slice of bread. “Oh please for the …
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Protest to Commercialism
Grace Wakeling ’21 Several artists in recent years have taken up the act of protesting commercialism and especially the commercialization of art. Of course, this is a topic that hits …
Pyotr Pavlensky: The Extreme
Grace Wakeling ’21 Arguably the most extreme and aggressive activist artist is Pyotr Pavlensky. He is a Russian contemporary artist who often takes his performances a bit too far. In …
A Desensitized Era
Grace Wakeling ’21 With society drastically shifting to a technologically dependent environment, art has followed suit. Many people have been desensitized to political messages since there is rarely something to …
Artists for Feminism
Grace Wakeling ’21 The Guerrilla Girls, who are feminist activist group of anonymous artists, protest the ideas of any mainstream exclusion of any gender and race by revealing that oftentimes …
Grecian Artistic Activism
…and what we learn from it today. Although they were not the first to utilize art for its political functionality, the people of Ancient Greece quickly found their niche when …
Recent Protest
By this point in 2020, we are all exceptionally aware of what political activism looks like. Between social media posts, handmade posters, and physical artwork, the political climate of 2020 …
Encounter
“Are you seriously doing this?” “You know I don’t have any other choice.” “With a gun?” “Shut up.” “Jean, c’mon.” “Shut up. You know what I need.” “You could’ve just …
The Jump
Sunlight reflected off the sharp metal beneath my thigh, blinding my right eye and causing me to squint. For such an easily fixable inconvenience, the stress coursing through my blood …
Ignorance or Innocence?
Which is ultimately worse: ignorance or innocence? At their root, are they really just the same? Personally, I believe that ignorance could never be “bliss” as the saying goes, but …