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This blog contains articles on culture as well as a database of Realist and Social Realist art from around the world by Irish artist Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin. These paintings can be viewed country by country by clicking on the list of countries and themes down the right-hand side of the blog. The artwork of Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, consisting of cityscapes of Dublin, images based on Irish history and other work with social/political themes, can be seen at www.gaelart.net.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: An Object Lesson in Resistance

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Modern mega-slums like Kibera (Nairobi) and Cité-Soleil (Port-au-Prince) have achieved densities comparable to cattle feedlots: crowding mor...
Monday, January 31, 2011

‘The Army of Crime’: Immigration and Identity

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Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for t...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

"Torture Porn": World Cinema at its Lowest Ebb

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You walk in to a very large darkened room with a high ceiling. There is a large audience watching in anticipation. A story unfolds before yo...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Depicting the Worldwide Crisis: The Role of the Artist in Social, Economic and Political Change

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As the global economic crisis deepens, one may ask how the artist can play any role in social, economic and political change? Visual artists...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

(Social) Realism Themes: Cinema and Theatre

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Croatia http://gaelart.blogspot.com/2010/04/social-realism-croatia.html United States http://gaelart.blogspot.com/2010/03/american-social-re...
Monday, October 25, 2010

(Social) Realism Themes: Agricultural Workers (Part 2)

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Germany http://gaelart.blogspot.com/2010/03/social-realism-germany.html Lithuania http://gaelart.blogspot.com/2010/05/social-realism-lithuan...
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