Top 10 – Peace Artworks You Should Know

top 10 peace artworks

The horrific events in Paris in 2015 prompted Artlyst to look back at the many artists in the last fifty years who have realised the power of art as a tool in raising awareness and propagating the concept of world peace. Here are our top ten examples of this very powerful medium. With well-known artists from Picasso to Banksy supporting the cause. It is comforting to know that art is not always just a capitalistic commodity but also a legitimate form of communication informing a cross-generational public that war is unjustified.

ABSOLUTION –  SIEGFRIED SASSOON
The anguish of the earth absolves our eyes

Till beauty shines in all that we can see.

War is our scourge; yet war has made us wise,

And, fighting for our freedom, we are free.
Horror of wounds and anger at the foe,

And loss of things desired; all these must pass.

We are the happy legion, for we know

Time’s but a golden wind that shakes the grass.
There was an hour when we were loath to part

From life, we longed to share no less than others.

Now, having claimed this heritage ofthe  heart,

What more do we need, my comrades and my brothers?

10. Shepard Fairey, Arab Woman” & “Dove Target Black, 2012

shepard fairey

9. Damien Hirst, Spin AKA Peace Campaign, 2012

damien hirst

8. Tracey Emin, Peace Jet For British Airways, 2012

tracey emin peace jet british airways

7. Banksy, Armoured Peace Dove, 2007 See More

6. Robert Indiana, Peace Eludes The World, 2003

robert indiana peace eludes the world

5. Ben Shahn, McCarthy Peace, 1968

ben shahn

4. Pablo Picasso, La Ronde (Circle Of Friendship), 1961

pablo picasso

3. George Braque, Blue Peace Doves, 1963

George Braque

2. Alexander Calder, Paix, 1972

alexander calder

1. Jean Jullien, Eiffel Tower Peace, 2015

Jean Julien Eiffel Tower Peace

 

 

 

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