Title of the Work of Art:

War on Poverty II

Genre:
Propaganda
Period-Movement:
Contemporary Art, Conceptual Art
Date of Creation:
2023
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Original digital artwork
Dimensions:
Not Stated


Artwork Description:
The War on Poverty functions as an anti-war protest in pictorial form, positing that the true adversary is not the opposing side, but the condition of deprivation itself. The artist contends that confronting poverty is a more potent strategy than the cyclical violence of ambush and reprisal. To ground this concept in economic realities, the persistence of poverty can be attributed in part to inadequate social safety nets and regressive tax policies that disproportionately affect low-income individuals, entrenching deprivation by redirecting resources away from those most in need. By addressing such systemic inequalities, the protest becomes actionable, offering a path to dismantling structures that perpetuate poverty.