Kieran Youd

Art, Design & Media (Blackburn) | Year 3 | Degree: BA hons illustration and Animation

What is the effect of migrant art on the issues of migration

In this academic dissertation, the role of art relating to the migration crisis will be analysed. I have chosen to write about this as the death of Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian refugee whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach, affected me deeply. As an artist, I wondered how art could portray and impact upon the refugee crisis. The Syrian migration crisis, the migration crisis in Venezuela and the impact of the troops being withdrawn from Afghanistan will be explored. Artists today are taking notice and producing work that reflects their own views. Some of these artists are refugees or asylum seekers themselves. Artists have successfully raised awareness of these issues.