Épreuve orale du Baccalauréat spécialité LLCE sur le thème Arts et Débat d'Idées : How can art be a tool to denounce or defend issues?

Thèmes abordés

Oral du Baccalauréat, spécialité LLCE Langues Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères, art et débat d'idées, art engagé, oeuvre d'art, dénoncer une cause, défendre une cause, enjeu politique, enjeu social, enjeu culturel, système politique, Animal farm, George Orwell, critique de la société, URSS, Révolution russe, censure, satire, Suicide in the trenches, Siegfried Sassoon, Première Guerre mondiale, horreur de la guerre, critique de la guerre, I Daniel Blake, Mark Kermode, critique de film, société britannique, politique sociale, administratif, Black Mirror, Christian Zilles, société dystopique, technologie, John Fewings, indigènes, droits civils, Rich Simons, orientation sexuelle, LGBT Lesbienne Gay Bisexuel and transgenre, homophobie

Résumé du document

Through art we can pass a message in the whole world, because art is an international language that everybody understands. An artwork can travel the world and change the vision people have about an issue.
So, we will ask ourselves the question: how can art be a tool to denounce an issue or defend a cause? This question is linked to art and the debates of the idea.

Extraits

[...] During many years, the Indigenous were not fully protected by human rights, in part because of section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. But this law was abolished in 2008, and the natives were able to file a complaint of discrimination with the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Still today, we see inequalities and discrimination, therefore native Canadian conducted demonstrations, and protests to show their dissatisfaction. The final artwork is called Superman Kissing Batman, it is a graffiti made in New York in 2016, representing two famous heroes who are kissing, Superman and Batman. [...]

[...] Daniel Blake then meets Katie, whom he will take under his wing, and who is in the same situation as him. Both are dethroned but stay hopeful in front of this cruel system, which pushes people to the breaking point. Having to use a computer to look for jobs makes it difficult for Daniel Blake, who has never used a computer, it allows us to see how people like him who are not comfortable with digital technology have been put out of existence. [...]

[...] These works are very effective and last in time, as they still today allow to understand what happened before. Social issues Let's focus now on social issues, which are the different problems that we can find in our society. Some artists denounce that, this is particularly the case with, for instance, Daniel Blake - a battle cry for the dispossessed, a review of the film Daniel Blake, written by Mark Kermode, an observer film critic. In this review, Kermode explains to us that this movie packs a hefty punch, both personal and political. [...]

[...] In this series, each episode shows how a technology can have a dystopian effect on our daily life. The article is focused on the first episode of the third season, called Nosedive, where we see how social networks could impact our world. This episode, described as terrifying, shows how a woman is obsessed with her social status. In the near dystopian future, everyone has a score between 1 and those above 4 having benefits in society. All interactions are noted, and everyone can see other people's notes. [...]

[...] So, the author comes to show his support to the LGBT community and demonstrates through these two famous heroes that everyone can love whoever they want. To conclude, all these works show that defending a subject or criticizing it, can be simple, whether through an image, an article, or poetry. These artworks show that art is the best way to convey an idea because it has no restrictions and can take whatever form the artist wants. In the end, we can even say that art is more than a tool, it can also be a weapon. [...]