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Why political painting traditions feel inauthentic

My Mexican muralism professor keeps telling us to paint about social justice but I just want to paint beautiful things and I feel guilty for not having enough rage

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The pressure to align personal artistic temperament with the political demands of certain traditions creates false guilt about natural inclinations.

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“Where Are You with Painting traditions across cultures?”

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