#socially engaged art

[sierrabaktiyar]

Week 3 - This is how you connect practice with society

Can I be a social agent if I am a graphic designer? Before that, we need to grasp upon social agents and graphic designers. Social agents are people that amplify your message and content by collaborating and communicating with people. Similarly, graphic designers create visual concepts that communicate people’s information. Therefore, graphic designers are just as similar to social agents, where both need to communicate information and the needs of people. The only difference is in how they execute it- graphic designers express it through a creative touch whereas a social agent will express it through action. Hence, a graphic designer can be a social agent and vice versa. 

When one is a graphic designer with similar intentions as a social agent, they’re practising what they call “social-engaged practice”. Socially-engaged practice, sometimes referred to as social practice or socially engaged art, encompasses a wide range of artistic forms that involves people and communities in discussions, partnerships or social interactions. To put it short and simple, it is an art form that focuses on meaningful social issues and social discourses as its main medium. 

An example of this practice is Edi Whitehead’s work, titled “Rewriting the Dictionary: Portraits of an Essex Girl”, which showcases the stories of women and non-binary people from Essex. Her project is based on her negative experience growing up in Essex. Back in Essex, she felt that she could not confidently be a feminine queer due to the strong stereotype of women that people uphold. Hence, she did this project as a voice, telling the women and non-binary people in Essex that their feelings are valid and stay grounded to those that belittle them.

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References:

What is Socially Engaged Practice? | A guide to art terminology. (n.d.). https://avantarte.com/glossary/socially-engaged-practice

Converse Digital. (2023, November 14). What is a social agent? Converse Digital | Business Development Coaching & Training Agency. https://conversedigital.com/what-is-a-social-agent

BrainStation. (2023, December 22). What does a graphic designer do? BrainStation®. https://brainstation.io/career-guides/what-does-a-graphic-designer-do

London, B. (2021, March 26). Interview: Edi Whitehead on “Portraits of an Essex Girl.” BDA London. https://www.bdalondon.com/post/interview-edi-whitehead-on-portraits-of-an-essex-girl

[vakilkarosblog]

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