Even though the weather was gloomy, more than 2,000 people came. The artists did not know each other, but all had to present work around the theme. In six months, each on their side, the brushes, the pencils, the cameras and the scissors have not been idle. More than a hundred works were created especially for this occasion.
Amounts reinvested
Like an art market, all the styles rubbed shoulders, collided or came together. Using multiple mediums, there was something for all tastes: figurative and abstract for certain paintings, contemporary for the sculptures, montages and collages or even photography accompanied by original techniques. Behind each of the works presented, the visitor could read direct or suggested messages of peace, linked to respect for human rights throughout the world.
“The advantage of art is to become aware of emotions, in beauty,” explains Andrée Guillon, member of Amnesty international Bordeaux and organizer of the event. The sums collected from the sale of the works will be reinvested in other projects of the association. Through its actions and its presence on the ground, its role is to communicate on global situations where the rules of humanity are not respected, through alerts, information, meetings or petitions. “If art touches the heart, it can also awaken consciousness.”
