The Many Facets of Freedom - Concepts in Art

The concept of freedom is one openly displayed in many of the famous artworks in history; it also seeps through into the less famous. This concept, though apparently straightforward, is a broad topic encompassing many views and aspects. IN the chosen artworks, "freedom" is developed as equality and trust, in an economic sense, a governmental sense and a basic human-rights sense. Not all artists take the dominant approach either - freedom is as personal as it is universal.
The artwork, "Lenin in Red Dawn" by Boris Vladimirski, is a powerful comment on Socialist Russia. Lenin, one of the mai…