Art and civil disobedience

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Gilma Liliana Ballesteros Peluffo

Abstract

Art has made it possible to place political matters in the public debate, has broken conventional schemes, has questioned the way society is structured and has been present to protest and denounce. In artists like Goya, Picasso and Rivera we can see their opposition to war, poverty and inequality, and in painters like Chagall and Rothko a call to awareness and reflection. 


This article gives a brief overview of the paintings of selected artists, emphasizing art as a pacific instrument that leads to reflection, critiques and introduces transformations of mentalities. It also discusses the political debates raised in the artists’ period and his or her contribution to political transformation, making art a sublime invitation to disobey civilly.

Author Biography

Gilma Liliana Ballesteros Peluffo, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Candidata a PH.D en Estudios para la Paz, de la Universidad de Granada (España), Politóloga de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, elabora su tesis doctoral sobre Desobediencia Civil, producto de lo cual es el presente artículo. Se ha desempeñado como Asesora del Gobierno Nacional y docente universitaria, actualmente es la Coordinadora del Observatorio de Infancia, Adolescencia y Familia - Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar – ICBF-.