Developing Propaganda Thru the Arts


El Lissitzky

 
 Russian Constructivist
 In the poster, the intrusive red wedge symbolizes the Bolsheviks, who are penetrating and defeating their opponents, the White movement, during the Russian Civil War. It is an example of Constructivism.



Victory Stele of Naram-Sin from The Akkadiam Empire
 It depicts the King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the mountain people, the Lullubi. It shows a narrative of the King crossing the steep slopes into enemy territory; on the left are the ordered imperial forces keeping in rank while marching over the disordered defenders that lay broken and defeated. 

Naram-Sin in shown as by far the most important figure; he is shown towering over his enemy and troops and all eyes gaze up toward him. 

The weak and chaotic opposing forces are shown being thrown from atop the mountainside, impaled by spears, fleeing and begging Naram-Sin for mercy as well as being trampled underfoot by Naram-Sin himself. This is supposed to convey their uncivilized and barbaric nature making the conquest justified.


Pope Julius the 2nd - The warrior pope, elected to the seat in 1503, for a decade he expelled foreigners, redefining borders, unifying the papal states, creating a new ROME in accordance with his conception of High Renaissance standards.


Pope's Tomb

 Pierre Patel - The Versailles




Dominique Ingres
Napoleon


Abstract Expressionism and the CIA and how Modern Art used as a cultural weapon.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/modern-art-was-cia-weapon_0_n_3156994.html

so my dearest artist, this are several examples of how art diversified, used wisely, symbolically expanded thru the years. While our country, we have absolute morons ( paid cheaply ) using thuggish behavior and silat. 

 

 

Ali Tinju known for leading a group of dubious armed forces veterans in doing “butt dances” outside the house of then Bersih 2.0 co-chair Ambiga Sreenevasan in 2012. Later, in 2015, the moron led a small protest at the Kota Raya shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur, demanding a boycott of the handphone traders in the mall, who were mainly of Chinese ethnicity, falsely claiming they were cheating customers.

Ambiga was greeted by assess right in front of her house. 
 


then we have a performance artist named Jamal Jamban (real name: Jamal Yunos), reported paying RM50 and a pack of chicken rice as well as a T-shirt to gullible and unemployed young Malays to take to the street demonstration. 


 

related link - https://theobservatoryanderson78.blogspot.com/2019/08/imbeciles.html




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