This blog, separate from my art, is the beggining of a book, to explore my interest in symbolism in art.

Lately i have been slowly forming an idea around the depiction of taboo subjects in art through the use of subtext and symbolism with a focus on painting and drawing and sculpture, otherwise known as the visual arts.

• Depiction of racism in the visual arts
• Depiction of  sexism and homophobia in the visual arts
• Propaganda in the visual arts with a focus on art that lead to social change through manipulation such as the woodcut 'The Boston Massacre'.
• Depiction and covert promotion of sexual abuse and rape in the visual arts including literature and poetry.
• How violence is depicted, promoted, moralised and justified through the ages in the visual arts.
• How hidden religious groups, hidden social movements used art to promote their influence and spread their ideas in the visual arts.
• Depiction of these themes in films and music and how to identify signifiers in advertising

Work in progress since this is just a slow move toward production and will probably take a few years research.