The particular piece I examined by Grosz is entitled Republican Automatons. In reviewing the specified questions I would agree to the piece being propagandistic, subversive, therapeutic, rebellious, and somewhat traitorous. Since Grosz had had gone into WWI expecting it to end all wars and was let down in his beliefs, eventually leading him to commit acts that would be said to insult the German army, the image can evoke feelings of each adjective listed above. Even though Grosz eventually decided to steer his focus in a different direction, his past in Germany is clearly portrayed in this painting, capturing a personal portrayal of German society.
After watching William Kentridge’s History of the Main Complaint and reading about it in our text, I believe it to be propagandistic and therapeutic in nature. The piece portrays the effects of apartheid on an entire country and how the mere existence of the government implemented act lingers on in its people. Kentridge relates to his audience something that can only be felt by those who experienced it and in his therapeutic and emotional filled images Kentridge makes the effects clear. As a viewer my heart sunk, I felt pain, suffering, as well as a feeling of distress even though I was not a physical witness to all that occurred.
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