Bush = No Creative Output

According to this article, President George W. Bush not only destroyed Iraq, Afghanistan and the economy, he also destroyed creative output for many writers. Many of said writers commented on the fact that the past eight years have been so emotionally detrimental that they have been stunted in their ability to write or create art of any kind.

The way I see it, the writers who were emotionally stunted by this tragedy of the last eight years have been offset by some of the most amazing protest art ever. Think Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and books like The Art of War. If anything, I think times like these cause a proliferation of artistic expression because really, historically speaking, it's the best method of protest. And I, for one, am happy that my generation has jumped on the time-tested tradition of protest through art.

One only has to see the posters of Obama as Superman plastered all over L.A. or the Banksy art spraypainted on the side of a building on Melrose Ave. to know that art has not suffered in this dubious political and economic climate, if anything it has flourished. Thank GW for that.

Happy Reading,
Julia