Tuesday, 17 March 2009

(2000) THINKISM

Art can be more than mere decorations on a wall. Art can be meaningful beyond words, beyond culture, and language.
David Kam
Thinkism Art Founder
David Kam feels there is a certain responsibility to create works of art that shed new light on various social, philosophical, political, environmental, psychological, and religious issues. Thinkism art explores people's relationship to the world, and our relationship to one other.
Some people view Thinkism as “protest art”, but it is more than that. We are living on the brink of a world metamorphosis, with world events moving at the speed of light; Thinkism art's 21st century themes include: war, climate change, extinction of species, poverty, media control, the rise of the Internet, pop culture domination, genetically modified organisms, love, freedom, racism, gun control, globalization, terrorism, fashion in society, celebrities in society, the role of money in society, the fine line between advertising and false advertising, food in society, sex in society ...etc.
The Thinkism Art Movement which started out in 2001 was not only about creating socially conscious art, but in David Kam's manifesto in 2001 he wanted also to use art to make the world a better place by creating positive social change.

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