THE ART OF RESISTANCE IN THE WORKS OF GUSTAVE COURBET, JACOB LAWRENCE, PABLO PICASSO AND BARBARA KRUGER

• DOI: 10.37572/EdArt_0310406201

• Palavras-chave: Art of Resistance; Gustave Courbet; Jacob Lawrence; Pablo Picasso; Barbara Kruger.

• Keywords: Art of Resistance; Gustave Courbet; Jacob Lawrence; Pablo Picasso; Barbara Kruger.

• Abstract:

  This article centers in the discussion of how certain historical moments might have influenced the development of four artists who lived in different places and times: Gustave Courbet (France, 1819-1877), Jacob Lawrence (USA, 1917-2000), Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973) and Barbara Kruger (USA, 1945-). Courbet, Lawrence, Picasso and Kruger, knowingly to them or not, were all shaped and influenced by their sociohistorical context and engaged in artistic expressions that can be thought of as “Art of Resistance” – a form of art that seeks to denounce or invert dominant discourse, representing a sort of rebellion against the ruling powers and established ideas. Specifically, the purpose of this article is to briefly analyze ways in which Gustave Courbet, Jacob Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, and Barbara Kruger – who, as many other artists, critically tried to reflect upon human condition – engaged in “Art of Resistance”, taking a critical approach to society and challenging the ways it creates and maintains power structures that often mask injustices, abuse of power, censorship, misogyny and prejudice. 

• Número de páginas: 19