propaganda

(noun)

A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

Related Terms

  • cartouche
  • dadaism
  • relief

Examples of propaganda in the following topics:

  • Imperial Sculpture in the Early Roman Empire

    • Augustan art served a vital visual means to promote the legitimacy of Augustus's power, and the techniques he employed were incorporated into the propaganda of later emperors.
    • During his reign, Augustus enacted an effective propaganda campaign to promote the legitimacy of his rule as well as to encourage moral and civic ideals among the Roman populace.
    • The Ara Pacis Augustae, or Altar of Augustan Peace, is one of the best examples of Augustan artistic propaganda.
    • Describe the elements of propaganda in Augustan art and in the art commissioned by later emperors.
  • Using Art

    • Propaganda and commercialism refer to art that is used to influence popular conceptions or moods.
    • Advertising attempts to sell a product by creating associations with a particular product or brand, while propaganda is used to manipulate the public on various ideas.
  • Modern Chinese Painting

    • Propaganda art in posters was used as a campaigning tool and mass communication device, produced in large number and widely disseminated.
  • Intended Context of Reception

    • Similarly, art may also be used as a form of propaganda by subtly influencing popular conceptions, or for commercial purposes, by making specific products more attractive to potential consumers.
  • Soviet Constructivism

    • Perhaps the most famous of these was in Vitebsk, where Malevich's UNOVIS Group painted propaganda plaques and buildings (the best known being El Lissitzky's 1919 poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge).
  • Tutankhamun and Ramses II

    • Using art as a means of propaganda, he illustrated his victories over foreigners on numerous temple reliefs, and erected colossal statues of himself.
  • Painting in the Romantic Period

    • Its initial form was the history paintings which acted as propaganda for the new regime.
  • Modern Korean Art

    • During Kim Il-sung's rule in the north, painting was allowed only in the socialist realist genre, and propaganda posters were the stock of North Korean visual arts.
  • Japanese Art in the Showa Period

    • During World War II, government controls and censorship meant that only patriotic themes could be expressed, and many artists were recruited into the government propaganda effort.
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