Protest

Bird believes for the only way to have protest art be alive, “artists must see themselves as being in a position to take sides”. The artist needs to truly be invested in the protest they are making. Without having the true desire to fight for what you believe in, the art will not be as strong as the artists with dying passions for the topics they have chosen. Often narratives can play a role in protest art, to show the protest of a war through the artist interpretation of the effects and aftermath. Bird states, “where satire exposes hidden realities, such as corruption or hypocrisy, protest art is avowedly activist, seeking to achieve a tangible,” change in the way the political system of government is handling situations. What Bird is sayings, is while you may think of satire as a form of protest art, the large different is protest art wants a definite political change, while satirical art, want to show the viewer the exploitation and disconnection.

Satirical protest art is the way my art could more likely take. While I have never done anything political, I could see myself making satirical art about the about standards that our country has, that most people do not even seem to realize, or how one small different can change a whole meaning; or the idea of the “other side” of American and how most of the American public actually lives?