Unearthed Treasures

  I am continually appalled at the injustices that have scared our world communities past. Centuries of discrimination, war, judgment, ignorance and pure evil running rampid. I am sure right now every single one of us can list at least ten instances where we personally felt that we were treated with unjust behavior. Being free citizen has allowed me to avoid many injustices throughout my life yet in my short life I have been confronted with horrific realities of our world. 

On a global scale we can look at history and learn of unbelievable tragedies being committed. One of the most common is racism and genocide. One of the most famous instances of this was crimes committed by the Nazi party surrounding WWII. The deaths and crimes are well known yet further injustice occurred to the creative lives of the victims. 

  It may seem trivial to address the artistic expression of the victims but I feel that this was a significant loss and a deep wound to world creative expression. From a historical analysis viewpoint, one of the first aspects of a civilization examined is the artistic works. Every culture has a unique style that gives clues to possible influences, traditions , and with further research new symbolism is revealed. That is why the art lost during the Nazi reign is seen a huge loss. Works that were deemed unfit  for public view were thought to have been destroyed and lost forever. 

  But, hope is a gleaming light today. In an article in Associated Press by Mary Lane, reports of newly discovered sculptures that were thought to have been destroyed during WWII. During excavations for new construction near the city hall of Berlin a handful of sculptures were discovered. They were part of a collection of 15,000 works that were considered "deviant". The building that once stood in this spot burned down many years ago, from the top down, taking its contends down floor by floor until what survived lay where it was found in the building basement. It is unknown if other canvas and more flammable works were also in the building before it burned. If so those are lost forever.

   

  The pieces that were able to be put on display are now showing in Berlin's Neues Museum for all that want to come and appreciate. This is a rare opportunity for injustice to be made right. These pieces survived and now live on to tell the story of the time, the artists and the people that surrounded their creation

Here is the full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_en_ot/eu_germany_degenerate_art