Shedding Light on the Public Nature of War Art: "A History of War Art" by Norio Miyashita
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Norio Miyashita's "A History of War Art" is an ambitious work examining the relationship between war and art across time and geography, focusing on the public nature of war art.Summary
The book, "A History of War Art" by Norio Miyashita, is an ambitious work that surveys the relationship between war and art, from the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE to the present, attempting to situate Japanese war art within this global context. While war art has historically served purposes like recording events or commemorating victories, the 17th century in the West saw the emergence of anti-war art, exemplified by artists like Goya and Picasso. Conversely, in wartime Japan, exhibitions of war paintings brought the public closer to art, leading to a post-war art boom. The book rejects a purely propaganda-based view, instead illuminating the public function inherent in war art.
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