This essay explores the question “do art and politics mix?” According to Brett whitely, “Art and politics don’t happily mix”, which implies that art in more readily accepted when it conveys images of beauty, rather than a typical political agenda which makes up much of modern art. This statement stems from Brett whitely’s disappointment with the negative response received for his “American Dream”. This large-scale painting was about the fall of American society, …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…essay I have come to the opinion that art relays on politics to display its meanings and intentions but does not necessarily mix with politics. The politics tend not to see that art is a profession with only a small handful of the population who have the ability to foresee images such as those listed above and also to have the ability to put their images on paper in such a realistic and powerful manner.