Naturally, the sword-like quality of the artist’s brush also lies in its ability to provoke dialogue. Some works shock or disturb, compelling audiences to re-examine assumptions. Take the Berlin Wall’s graffiti: each spray-painted image confronted the world with the divide’s inhumanity, urging action and empathy from a global public. Art, then, can act as a clarion call, mobilizing individuals toward common causes and reevaluations. [...]
