Should political art be mild and inoffensive or provocative?

[corporatewhore]

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. What's the point if it's not provocative?

[FlemingsGhost]

2. Define "art."

... if you can.

[bhunt70]

3. it should hold merit whether it is provocative or mainstream.

enough fluff and bullshit.

[rinsd]

4. Define provocative....

Because there is a difference between making someone think and being as offensive as possible.

Nice work on the poll with its mild wording, as a stealth justification for Rall.

It should really have 3 choices

1) Mild mannered and generally accepting of the status quo

2) Provocative and status quo challenging

3) Offensive nature as a ploy. It won't change any minds but it will get the artist not the art attention.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

5. Why not both?

What's wrong with artists choosing their own means of expression?

[ret5hd]

6. it should be provocative...

as long as it doesn't shoot arrows at any of MY sacred cows.

oh yeah, i almost forgot: it shouldn't make us look bad to the opposition either.

so yeah, it should be provocative...as long as it agrees with my opinions and doesn't piss off the opposition.

</sarcasm>

[redqueen]

10. hahahahaha

funny!

[pollock]

7. What are you talking about exactly?

Which art; where?

[bryant69]

8. Good non biased poll

If we are referring to the Ted Rall cartoon, it provactative. It's provoked me to be pissed off. You can't do a cartoon like that and then turn around and act surprised because people get upset.

He knew the response he would get, and he knew the Freepers would use it against us.

I'm not at all saying he doesn't have the right to put out that cartoon, or even something much more inflammatory. I'm just saying we got the right to slam into it afterwords.

Bryant
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[KittyWampus]

9. It Should Be EVOCATIVE Without Being OVERT

Art that requires input from the viewer and doesn't make an outright statement is much more effective.

The Power of Suggestion sways minds more readily than an attempt to change them by confronting someone directly with an opposing view.

Reason is NOT the best approach when dealing with the mass mind or preconcieved notions.

People just tune out conflicting info.

Remember the Anti-Smoking Ad that was more like filmed performance art?

None of them came right out and said "Don't Smoke".