Peace, War, and Art: The Power of Persuasion
War and its imprint on society and on individuals has been a frequent subject for artists across the centuries and has both reflected and shaped perspectives on war. Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” Tom Lea’s “Thousand Yard Stare,” and Salvador Dali’s “The Face of War” are but a few examples. Advancements in technology have also encouraged the creative impulse in photography and graphic design. Matthew Brady captured the violence and brutality of the American Civil War. Eddie Adams, Nik Ut, and Joe Galloway humanized the war in Vietnam, and hundreds of professional and amateur photographers have personalized the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and dozens of other locations. Poster art has certainly propagandized war aims and rallied populations to war; at the same time, poster art has become a common medium for activists calling for peace. Indeed, implicit in most “war art” is the message of peace.
Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies is sponsoring a contest for students ion the topic “Peace, War, and Art: The Power of Persuasion.” The contest is open to all students.
Through painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphic design or other art form, student entrants are to address the personal imprint of war on the individual and, in so doing, explicitly or implicitly convey the message of peace.
The deadline for submitting artwork is April 15, 2013. Judging will commence on April 16, and winners and those receiving Honorable Mention will be announced on April 22.
Entries will be judged for their originality, artistic style and skill, and power of persuasion. Judging will be conducted by selected faculty in the Department of Visual Arts and by the Board of Advisors for the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.
First place: $250
Second place: $150
Third Place: $ 75
Winning entries and those works awarded Honorable Mention will be displayed on campus and will be featured on the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies web page.
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