New War Art for Afghanistan Soldiers

Art right now is different than it has ever been, and in particular war art is of a wholly different genre than in any generations previous. Historical pictures of soldiers tend to portray the soldiers in strong, bold positions, while the rise of photography brought a more humane, but distinctly hard appearance to the idea of war. The new war art portrayals, in contrast, suggest a more human innocence to these Afghanistan soldiers. The following different types of war art are exemplars of the new types of war art coming out of this generation, in particular with regards to Afghanistan soldiers.

One of the greatest cultural disappointments since Americans sent soldiers in Iraq was the chaos that allowed for the destruction of various artworks across the country, both by the soldiers in Iraq, along with plenty of civilian looters, as well as tangential bombings. Moreover, at this point, the lack of records and art infrastructure.

Since the invasion of Iraq, there has been a great cultural thirst in the rest of the world to view Iraqi artwork. So far much of this has had to do with typical war art, including various photographs, generally of a soldier in his day to day life, or of civilians in the same. There have, however, been a number of unusual art pieces that have been made public or simply made as a result of this invasion. Some of these pieces are showcased in a gallery, though their matter is unusual, while others are in less gallery-oriented medias.

Though many people prefer to support troops by sending commodities or writing letters, using artwork is a great way to support troops in Iraq is by using art. Even for people who have little or no artistic background, this can be an extremely touching way to personalize letters to Iraq soldiers, or to raise awareness to support troops. If you have any inclination toward supporting Iraq soldiers, the following suggestions are ways to incorporate your artistic abilities with this support, in a helpful, creative way.

Throughout history, war heroes have traditionally liked extremely heroic war art done of themselves. Of course, this tends to have been done before the time of photography, however the photography tended to inhibit the extravagance and exuberance of war art, in favor of a more realistic and less dressed up version of events. For that reason, among others, war art of the past seems to be particularly favored, though fairly out of style, both for its disassociation with reality and for its glorified ideals.