Paradox of Political Art

Aug 31 2010

Art critics

“If artists are not required to prove the integrity of their motives, why should anyone else be? If we were to speculate hidden motives of government institutions and private corporations, it is only fair that we also speculate the hidden motives of the artists who criticize them.”

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What We Are Doing To Our Environment

Aug 23 2010

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Chris Jordan’s images are evoking and really brings to a wake up call to what we are doing to our environment, or even ourselves. Every time you zoom in from a large scale image…

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Multi-Media Artist Sama Alshaibi

Aug 21 2010

birthright 150x150 Multi Media Artist Sama Alshaibi

Sama Alshaibi is born in Iraq to an Iraqi father and Palestine mother. Her art is all about suffer and the displacement of loss. She uses her own body as the main subject to depict the history of her homeland and societal issues of her original country…

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THE 99: Changing stereotypes through Muslim cartoon characters

Aug 17 2010

the 99

In “THE 99,” Naif Al-Mutawa’s new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime — they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework for confronting evil, even teaming up with the Justice League of America…

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Buy The Wall | More of Banksy

Aug 16 2010

own the separation wall

Did you miss out on a piece of the famous Berlin Wall?
Now is your chance to get in early! Buy chunks of the Israel-Palestinian barrier wall!

Banksy has been on holiday and he’s taken his spray can with him … to the Palestinian side of Israel’s separation wall.

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Dictatorship Spot | Omer Golan’s Dictatorship

Aug 08 2010

Omer Golan - Fantastic Dictator

So there you go. My dictators mustache. I’m half Iraqi and half Russian so I have excellent dictator genes from both sides of the family. I’m made for the job. Plus, both my grandfathers had a glorious mustache. If you wonder what facial hair got to do with dictators read this guide to evil dictators facial hair.

If I somehow assumed sole and absolute power and control in Israel I would change a lot of things. This is my fantastic dictatorship:

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Sof HaOlam Yamina (Turn right at the end)

Aug 04 2010

lieberman - BlindLoyalty- Sivan Hurvitz

Future of a country that gave up on democracy.

The project criticizes my country’s current government’s anti-democratic direction in the past year or so.
It is a series of illustrations that show an apocalyptic future scenario…

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Dictatorship Spot | Mati Shemoelof

Jul 26 2010

drowning man

“Born in another time” is a poem written for our Dictatorship Spot by Israeli poet and journalist Mati Shemoelof. You welcome to read and comment.


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Desperation and Politics in Art

Jul 25 2010

Statue Of Limitations, by T. Royal

This post present images of artworks from two wonderful artists, T. Royal and Zina Saunders.
“Statue of Limitations”, a strong and controversial political image. This great drawing has been released about ninety years earlier than anticipated because reclusive artist T. Royal who prefers to release her work posthumously…

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Multicultural City – Tel Aviv, July 2010

Jul 25 2010

Tel Aviv, July 2010, Shaul Golan

Series of photographs by Israeli photographer Shaul Golan shot in a sunny hot Tel Aviv day. Five sets of pictures depicting multicultural city – Tel Aviv…


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