Website: http://www.thinkism.org
Role: Founder of Thinkism, the first fine art movement of the 21st century
The Thinkism art movement (known as the socially conscious art movement) was founded by David Kam on September 12, 2001, one day after September 11, 2001. Thinkism is the first fine art movement of the 21st century. Some famous fine art movements of the 20th century include pop art (Andy Warhol), cubism (Pablo Picasso) and abstract expression (Jackson Pollock).
The Thinkism Art Movement was founded by David Kam to change perception of art as mere wall decorations. Art can be a beacon of light to brighten up your mind, to guide your soul, and much more. Art can also be a vehicle for positive social change.
Thinkism is an ideological art movement, which some people view as “protest art”, but it is more than that. David wants art to become a rich source of food to enrich the mind, and to feed the soul. Thinkism art explores man’s (woman’s) relationship to the world, the world’s relationship to man (woman), and man’s (woman’s) relationship to each other. You can say, that Thinkism Art Movement is mainly about bringing a higher social consciousness to “relationships”.
Thinkism art employs elements of the six senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell and spirit) to inspire the viewer to think about making positive changes in their life, and in society. Art can be meaningful beyond words, beyond culture, and language. David Kam feels there is a certain responsibility for artists to create works of art that shed new light on various social issues, philosophical issues, political issues, environmental issues, psychological issues, religious issues, and other complex matters.
Currently, the issues being explored David Kam in Thinkism art includes: love, freedom, racism, gun control, the universe, the resilience of nature, freedom, liberty, the metamorphosis of people, computers in society, the Internet, television advertising on children, energy, dominance of multi-national corporations, globalization, money, the dot com corporations, animals facing extinction, terrorism, fashion in society, the role of money in society, the fine line between advertising and false advertising, food in society, and sex in society.
David believes that ordinary people can become a catalyst for positive social change. This was the foundation of David’s idea that art itself can empower positive social change. The creation of the Thinkism art movement is to use art to empower individuals to think about their own life in relationship to themselves, toward others, and towards the world.
