Controversial Art
Art is defined as the process of expressing and applying of the creative skills and imaginations of human beings, typically through visual forms including paintings or sculpture, producing works for appreciation mainly for their beauty or emotional power. A controversial art is one that triggers the reactions of people to something. It is believed that a controversial art is one that is not acceptable in the society where it is created or been existing. Art is said to be controversial as it lacks defined limits. Art material, methods, content, usage, concept, and purposes have kept on changing from history and still keeps on changing.
There are paintings in history that are forms of controversial art. For instance, a painting given the title of “The spear” was the picture of a South African president showing his private parts. It is a mocking and controversial image, and it is offensive before the public. This painting was made by Brett Murray, who was an artist from South Africa. The painting depicted the behavior of the president in an explicit manner. There are music videos that portray sexually controversial art. When the music contains the content of nude people, the viewers are usually concerned about viewing the nudity, which is offensive. For instance, the “bicycle race” is a music video that shows several naked women racing using bicycles at Wimbledon. The artist produced this music video for commercial purposes. Nudeness in music videos makes them controversial, and due to this matter, they are censored. All artists need to confirm the content they intend to release to their viewers, and while Televisions censor what seems to be inappropriate or any offensive content to the viewers.