Posts Tagged ‘Totalitarianism’
Circles of Communication; Art
February 4th, 2010 | 
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Art can be a vital form of communication. Often, in the past, the truth about society and culture has been couched allegorically in book, opera, picture or musical work.
The artists (writers, musicians, painters) in Europe kept alive the idea of revolution and educated people in general that the monarchy were not gods nor even chosen by gods, else the French Revolution would never have happened because all the people would have still been fearful that they were opposing ‘God’s Will.’
This is why artists and intellectuals are among the first to be supressed in a totalitarian government. The art of the culture is then usurped by rubbish that is no more than propaganda, such as the ‘art’ of the Nazis.
Posted in Communication, Self help | 
Tags: Add new tag, art, Eighteenth Century, French Revolution, History, Musical theatre, Musician, Totalitarianism, Visual Art | 
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