One of my favourite artists, asideWilliam Blake and Rembrandt, is Kathe Kollwitz. I have books of her work, she was a great artist, had no choice but to be political, and express her horror at wars waged, namely the first world wars, where she tragically lost a son, then a grandson. Another I discovered who produced 'war art' was Graham Sutherland. How can any creative ignore the world they are aware of, it's nice to have pretty pictures as well, but being creative is a responsibility in interpreting the world for good and for ill.
Very moving
One of my favourite artists, asideWilliam Blake and Rembrandt, is Kathe Kollwitz. I have books of her work, she was a great artist, had no choice but to be political, and express her horror at wars waged, namely the first world wars, where she tragically lost a son, then a grandson. Another I discovered who produced 'war art' was Graham Sutherland. How can any creative ignore the world they are aware of, it's nice to have pretty pictures as well, but being creative is a responsibility in interpreting the world for good and for ill.