George Gittoes

George Gittoes Case Study George Gittoes, born 1949 in Rockdale Sydney, NSW has trained at, The yellowish House, Sydney, NSW 1970-1971, Art Students league, New York, USA and The University of Sydney in 1968. George is an artist of many talents, he is known as a ceramist, screen artist, performance artist, printmaker, draughtsman, painter and photographer. Gittoes is in like manner a filmmaker, known well for his documentary Soundtrack to War filmed by dint of start 2003-2004. His documentary captures authentic recounts from individuals who have experienced or are experiencing the contend in Iraq.In this quote George explains why he partakes in act upons close to war and humanitarian issues in todays founding, Why do I do it? As far as choosing the roads I have traveled, I have this instinct that if I get comfortable, the mould will lose its sting, so I go out of the comfort zones and into the wilderness to find my art. In the past it was the natural cosmea where predators f ed on gentler creatures. In the contemporary context, I go totally into a different kind of human wilderness Rwanda, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq non to devise nature, precisely the basics of humanity George Gittoes (http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/George_Gittoes) George Gittoes artwork, white earth is oil on canvas portrays political corruption and how youth were immersed in the propaganda of Nazi Youth. On the work, the boys ears are distorted, expressing the impossibility of closing them now and not listening to the lies he is immersed in. By using blue and yellow dividing lines in the background it separates the boy from the two official behind him giving orders and confidential information him.Gittoes witnessed an Afrikaner-Weerstands Beweging (AWB) rally during his visit to South Africa in 1994, there he dictum a 15year old boy immersed in the propaganda of Nazi Youth. Whilst organism bug by photographers, Gittoes sympathises for the boy, as he recounts the rape and tortur ed. The boy in the work is too young to fully understand the political corruption circling more or less him and was stuck between being used by the AWB and being tortured by international press. You can relate to why the boy has shut his eyes, to imprison out the controversy, but it is near impossible to shut his ears to the hate propaganda being inflicted on him by Terre Blanch (the build to the right as explained by George). One side of the boys body is unnatural overdone as if expressing his sway toward Terre and away from the early(a) figure. If this is what is happening it explains why the other figure has one hand raised over his face in despair. This explains the world now and the world almost 20 years ago, as one of propaganda, corruption and the influences of political figures.The artwork White Earth explains in the title the racial discrimination that is ever so abundant in our world stock-still to today. This belief of an all white country is thrust upon many, cu riously the young and naive like the boy being harassed in South Africa by corrupt political leaders or figure of indorsement. Gittoes is renowned about the way he creates work s by inspiration of his life experiences. He has a great deal of craze for art and humanity to be an eyewitness to the suffrage of mankind passim the world is carried in his work. The social branch portrayed in this painting is high and low.The political leader and dictator Terre Blanch is high in social class, whereas the boy may be lower in class making him an easy target for manipulation and subject to receiving hate propaganda from authority figures. The meanings shown in this is the meaning or influences, that what you here you are persuaded to weigh even if you shut your eyes they cannot be blocked out. George Gittoes works are contentious but inspiring based on the true-life events that he witnesses he tries to portray, the emotions, belies, and stories through elements and aspect of the artwork .This artwork was well received by some but not all as some dont believe in the Nazi youth propaganda and support Terre Blanchs views. In conclusion this artwork White Earth by George Gittoes is an in-depth representation of corruption, racism and power held by those few people trust and look to-political leaders. George has captured what I assume many are trying to get away from, interview about hate propaganda, we can all shut our eyes but not many can shut their ears as well.