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For me, the art of the The War to End All Wars that impacts me most is the art that doesn't allude to religious and classical themes. E.g. https://upload.wikim

For me, the art of the The War to End All Wars that impacts me most is the art that doesn't allude to religious and classical themes. E.g. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Sargent%2C_John_Singer_%28RA%29_-_Gassed_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Sargent%... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decoru... They remind me of the importance of art as a non-commercial pursuit. YMMV.

nickdothutton 1y ago
I could guess the painting before clicking the link. It got me thinking, nobody that I am aware of, paints like this (I mean subject matter and mood) about current wars. The "war on terror" ran for approximately 20 years, and yet produced little art (a handful of movies?). Why do we think this is.
- brudgers 1y ago
  Same reason poetry isn’t popular anymore. It is not in the interests of states. We didn’t have Vietnam War journalism either and social media won’t fuel another Arab Spring. It’s reversion to the mean.