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CENSORSHIP, POWER and a POLICEMAN WITH A BRUSH.

by Alan Todd | Jun 7, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting

  Censorship has always been associated with totalitarian regimes and dictators intent on having control of the message. It goes hand in hand with propaganda. What such regimes assume is a belief in the power of words and image to enact or foment change. Fear is...

CENSURE, PROPRIETY AND THE JAILED ARTIST

by Alan Todd | Apr 10, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting

  There is nothing new about artists poking the bear for a variety of causes from government inaction to government action to the need to help all-powerful godheads whose power may be waning. But then again, artists need sponsors and money to protest about...

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