Week 7- Global Culture & Ethical Design

I was unable to attend the lecture this week, but one of my peers let me use his notes to catch up on what I'd missed!!! ​

Blog task: Examples of Designers / Artists who take a strong political / ethical stance in their work.

Banksy is probably one of the most famous examples of a politically / ethically motivated artist using their art as a platform to raise awareness on various issues in our world which are displayed to the public via graffiti.

Norman Rockwell - The Problem We All Live With from 1964

Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With is directly addressing the racism in America and the universality of the people being affected with these harmful politics. The painting reflects the real fact that the African-American girl was escorted on her way to elementary school by four US marshals, walking in front of the protesters in 1960 at New Orleans. Racist graffiti, limited freedom of movement, racial segregation at schools were the reality of the American south in 1960s so the artist raise a voice against it and made this important and influential political artwork.