Artists Tell Why (Kim's journal version) by KimHeiseArt, journal
Artists Tell Why (Kim's journal version)
This is a journal feature of several artists from my group ArtistforNonviolence (https://www.deviantart.com/artistfornonviolence) I asked them a set of questions about why they as artists make activist-type artwork. What inspires them to address certain topics in their art? What role do they fulfill by using their skills and platforms in this way? Here are the questions:
1- What is your relationship to your work? Is it a therapy, an exploration, a tool, etc?
2- What is the driving force behind your work?
3- What percentage of your work is based on activism/awareness issues? How does activism and awareness relate to your artistic goals as a whole?
4- Do you have and intention for t