Exploring the importance between art and protest.

Visual art has been used as a form of protest for centuries in different ways. Art and activism have a common aim of exposing the truth and art can unite through protest across the linguistic and cultural barriers that often divide.

Lucia Babjakova’s belief is that creative art-in her case painting-has a very powerful role to play in dissent and can add a dynamic and unique impact to the purpose of the protest in a way that can engage people beyond the emotional limitations of outrage and anger. Protest art typically uses print, photos or street art. This exhibition is about how paintings, which are not usually seen as having a role in protest art, have great potential to move people and make potent and intense statements.

Lucia is focusing on specific social/political issues to connect universal themes. She is portraying timeless elements of humanity: love, compassion, resilience, courage and hope.