Research Organization

Question: How do people interpret protest art?

*Research notes*

Reactions

Good/ bad
Can cause different emotions
Protest art can generate an emotional response from viewers (good or
bad)
Different people think differently and have different ways of thinking.
As a result, they react differently

Emotions/ feelings

Depending on the art, peoples perspectives and different ways of
thinking, people can have different emotions
Causes feelings and emotions both negative and positive
Negative feelings can create negative actions
Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested in 2011 for protesting about peoples rights
Positive feelings can create good or helpful actions
Can cause Empathy, happiness, sadness anger, etc
Can cause audience to feel anger
It can create trouble or negative actions

Perspectives

Protest art can be beautiful to some
It can be scary or ugly to others
Can show cultures or beliefs
Can be offensive
Protest art can open your eyes & educate the public
Protest art can show history and/or tell stories