Political Art Vs. Art Made Politically

POLITICAL ART:

Political art means art relating to politics. When we think of politics we think of the government as well as what is considered right and wrong. The two major concerns provided by the government of Canada are;
-Do not smoke
-Do not drink and drive
The art is only created in relation to the concern in our society, thus making it political art. The major concern in 2009 is the swine flu or H1N1. There have been numerous of posters, ads, videos and commercials produced to display the prevention of H1N1, that are provided by the Government of Canada. I believe that anything associated with the Government is political art because the purpose is to deliver a political message with the aid of visuals (art).

The commercial I've selected is from the Government of South Australia:

http://www.youtube.com/user/AS7ROGIRL#p/a/f/0/e2QAGVMlns4


This advertisement shows how easily germs can spread when you do not follow simple procedure, such as covering your mouth with your hands or arm.

Another example is an advertisement provided by the MADD organization:






This advertisement depicts nighttime and how the roads is moving towards the left side but the road sign prompts the driver to turn to the right side. What I found interesting about this image is what is truthfully correct. Is it the way the road turns or is it the sign?
ART MADE POLITICALLY

Art made politically means that the intention was to create an artwork for a purpose, but was seen in a different way, and that way is political. When others use a piece of artwork to display it for their purpose, it becomes political. Some organizations of the government may use artworks as examples to support their concerns. I believe it is the opposite of political art because I understand political art to focus on the message first and the art second, whereas art made politically, is the art first and how it creates the message second. In other words, the main focus is to work on the art so that it becomes extremely appealing and convincing, and that makes the message more easily to grasp and understand. Art made politically can be more abstract and emotional whereas political art is simple and to the point.

One example is the extraordinary video showing the outcome of texting and driving. This video was posted online and began to spread and people have been using it for their own needs. Dr. Phil, members of the government and people like us, have displayed this video. This video may have been created for an organization but it is art made politically because artwork in the video is very creative and it took effort and time to develop the plot, script and how to edit the video.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AS7ROGIRL#p/a/f/1/br8HatpZO04


Another example is the "don't drink and drive" posters created by the beer company Heineken. The poster is indeed art itself, because it is a photograph that has been edited to display the message quickly. There is some text in fine print on the bottom of the poster that says: "When you drink your reaction time slows down...Heineken, Don't drink and drive." Also, because it is provided by a beer company and not by the government.