The artist as a participant in public life. Models of the relationship between art and politics in polish culture Cover Image

Artysta jako uczestnik życia publicznego. Modele relacji między sztuką a polityką w kulturze polskiej
The artist as a participant in public life. Models of the relationship between art and politics in polish culture

Author(s): Iwona Grodź
Subject(s): Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: ARTIST; HOMO POLITICUS; NARRATIVE STRATEGIES; CREATING MASS IMAGINATIONS

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Analysis of strategies used by people associated with broadly understood art to create narratives of a political or social nature. Reflection on the relationship between art and mass ideas about politics, power and democracy. RESEARCH ANALYSIS RESULTS: Indication of the most important and most frequent ways in which artists include postulates with political aspirations or presenting strong involvement in social issues. Contemporary culture uses the heritage of people of art, such as Fryderyk Chopin, Ignacy Paderewski or Agnieszka Holland, as an element of soft power in cultural diplomacy. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS: The conclusion notes that engaged artists often sustain a specific mythology surrounding the role of artists.

  • Issue Year: 17/2026
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 263-283
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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