One unique way to give a different approach towards what this world is dealing with today is art. Recently while watching BBC news I learnt about a bombed Iraqi car that had been brought to the Imperial War Museum in London. Looking at the car one can only imagine what would have been the state of the people surrounding that car. I recall the news the past few years about constant suicide bombings and devastation that took place in Iraq, but looking at that car reminds me of what we take for granted. Actual lives and a state of living that the citizens of Iraq had to deal with on a daily basis. This was the intention of Jeremy Deller, the artist that took the initiative to showcase this car to show people the effect this war had. Another artist educating people and showing the other side of the fence is Jerry Rosembert, a graffiti artist. Facing the earthquake that shook Haiti this year, he looked over the remaining works left before the earthquake. He depicted poverty and the miserable conditions Haitians were dealing with through his graffiti. Art being showcased this way makes people feel connected to humanity. We all see so much hear so much but there is no way of knowing what people are facing until it is expressed in some way and art such as these give us a perspective of the actual happenings.
sources- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11253030
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