While art is typically a form of self-expression, often governments have artists represent certain issues and political ideologies through artistic creations. There are so many pieces of political artworks out there that I was inspired to create a cluster of some of the most notable pieces of politicized artistry.
From presidential toilets as art to edible musuem art, check out how politics have influenced our artistic imaginations!
Implications - American politics are a great communal bonding tool because its impact is felt by all classes of citizenry in the United States. As such, many artists utilize American politics as a theme for their work because they know it will reach widespread audiences. Corporations can employ a similar tactic of politically themed marketing to garner attention from consumers.
49 Political Artworks
Bureaucratic Creations, from Political Pin-Ups to Presidential Toilets:
Katherinev123 — Sep 27, 2009 — Pop Culture
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Political Christmas Decor
Obama Ornaments
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Political Graffiti
George Bush Themed Street Art
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Naughty Political Portraits
Sarah Palin's Painting in a Chicago Bar
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Catwalk Politics
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Glittery Obama Fashion
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Political Pop Statement Posters
Mysterious Obama Joker Posters Popping Up Across the US
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Political Fusion Portraits
Obama-Lincoln
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Political Cartoon Ethics
Drawing Obama Without Offending Or Being Boring Proves Tough
42
Obama Street Art
Innovative Ways to Show Political Support With A Spray Can
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Presidential Unicorn Rides
Dan Lacey Creates Creepy Barack Obama Drawings
40
Political Pinatas
Obama, Hillary, Bush & More
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Moving Presidential Body Paint
Group Illusion Reveals Obama's Face From the Proper Angle
38
Political Poster Hacking
Obama Hope Ad Gets Offensive
37
Presidential Street Art
Obama Continues to Inspire Los Angeles Graffiti Artists
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Political Fusion Portraits II
Obama-Lincoln Now in Color
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Political Halloween Masks
Sarah Palin Costume Accessories
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Political Pin-Ups
The 2009 Sarah Palin Calendar
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Edible Museum Art
Obama and Lincoln Presidential Cupcakes at the Smithsonian
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Partisan Pumpkins
Political Jack o' Lanterns from Both Parties
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Politically Provocative Graffiti
Daring 'Gafista' by Graphic Designer Patrick Thomas
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Political Comic Book Cameos
Barack Obama Stars on January's Spider-Man Cover
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Presidential Home Decor
10 Ways to Bring Obama Into Your Household, From Lava Lamps to Dolls
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Presidential Portrait Covers
Marlene Dumas' Barack Obama Piece Covers Flash Art Magazine
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Political Tattoos
Candidates Get Permanent Vote
26
Sociopolitical Manga
Afuganisu-tan
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Political Magazine Collages
"Words of Hope" Obama Portrait
24
Political Origami
Craft Your Own George Bush
23
Presidential Travel Pictures
'PHOTOBAMA Freestyle Contest' Imagines Obama's Downtime
22
Political Comic Books
Stephen Colbert in 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
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Presidential Muses
‘The Art of Obama' Catalogues Global Street Art Support
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Portraits from Text
Veja Magazine's George W Bush Ads
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Political Skateboards
Obama Art Decks From Urban Outfitters
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Presidential Quote Fashion
Obama Rhinestone T-Shirts Offer Words of Inspiration
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Political Mixed Media Mashups
Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland Remix ‘Aer OBAMA' for Inaugu
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Illustrated Presidential Obsessions
Fosta Captures All of Barack Obama's Favorite Things
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Presidential Toilets As Art
Take a Leak on George Bush
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Political Neckties
Shepard Fairey Obama Portait Tie
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Batmobama and Robiden
Partisan Political Cartoon Prints
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Political Satire Covers
Vogue Hommes Japan Jokerfies America
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Presidential Sand Art
Barcelona's Barack Obama Portrait
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Political Wall Art
Framed Official Ballot, Just in Time for the Obama Inauguration
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Geeky Political Tributes
Star Wars Presidential Election Posters
8
Presidential Toy Murals
Black and White Obaminoes Created With 24,000 Domino Tiles
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Political Lawn Art
'The Field of Hope' Obama Poster
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Presidential Portrait Remakes
Shepard Fairey Gives Obama's Image a Makeover for Rolling Stone
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Political Pants
Governmental Nappies for Your Bureaucratic Baby
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Rearranged Political Art
The Obamerica Sign
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Old Fashion Political Muses
Abraham Lincoln Art Based on 16th President Fandom
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Presidential Papercrafts
The DIY Obama Icon
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Presidential Artwork Appreciation
Obama Drawing Skyrockets in Value
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Aesthetic Bathroom Plungers
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Sink-Inspired Public Restrooms
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Voting-Themed Fashion Ads
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Sculptural Wall Desks
Robert Van Embricq's Piece is Stunning and Multi-Functional
Artfully Sculptured Textured Toilets
Samuel Ross Designs the Formation 02 Orange Toilet
Sculpted One-Piece Coffee Tables
The 'Pelican' Coffee Table by Deniz Aktay is Artistic
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs
Antonio Santín Presents a New Collection of Intricate Rugs
Pop Art Beer Branding
Budweiser and Sir Peter Blake Collaborated on a New Can
AI-Generated Topic Art
'The Art of Trending’ Creates AI Artwork From Topics Trending on Twitter
AI-Generated Soup Can Art
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Illustrative 420 Campaigns
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Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art
The Apocalypse Inspired a New Collection of Paintings by Mishfit
Playful Modular Mops
Staff and Clorox Created a Colorful Wet Mop with Rubber Hat Topper
Creative Play Pop-Ups
The Sharpie Studio Offered Opportunities for Creativity at SXSW
Artist-Focused Luxury Exhibits
Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama Debut an Art Experience in Hong Kong
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Artistic African Culture Chairs
The Patewo Chair Evokes the Look of Braided African Hairstyles
Playable Beer Coasters
This Budweiser Campaign Uses Vinyl Coasters to Support Underground Artists
Soup-Themed Bunny Sculptures
Kidrobot Introduces a New Andy Warhol-Backed Campbell's Soup 'Dunny'
New York-Inspired Picnic Series
Nik Bentel's New York Picnic Series is Whimsical & Eye-Catching
Carbon-Absorbing Street Murals
Volkswagen Canada Lauched a Pollution-Eating Mural in Toronto
AI-Generated Art Galleries
Amsterdam’s New Art Gallery Displays Artwork Made by AI
AI Art Exhibitions
The UnReal Exhibition Showcases AI-Handling Talents of 'Prompt Writers'
Vibrant Pop-Up Galleries
Elizabeth Sutton Launches a Pop-Up Gallery and Studio in New York City
Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations
The Frank Stella: Recent Sculpture Exhibition Opens in NY
Cave-Inspired Installations
Cave Bureau Design an Installation for Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Innovative Ceramic Tableware
Claire Ellis Pushes the Boundaries of Tableware Design
Communism-Inspired Cultural Centers
Aurelien Chen Updates a Former Miners’ Canteen in Handan
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Creativity Time Capsules
Crayola's Campaign for Creativity Reunites Adults with Childhood Art
Fine Art-Inspired Fashion
Pacsun & The Met Collaborated on a Covetable Apparel Capsule
Painterly Air Purifiers
Airmega 250 ART x Hailyhills Purifiers Clean Homes in an Artful Way
Heiress-Created Homeware Collections
Walmart is Launching Paris Hilton's Be An Icon Collection
Collaborative Art Museum Stationary
The New Papier x the Met Collaboration is One of a Kind
Wearable Art Watches
Masterpiece On Your Wrist Makes Art from the Louvre Wearable
Traveling Fine Art Campaigns
EasyJet's Get Out There Features Mona Lisa, The Thinker and More
Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions
Faye Toogood Explores Sensuality with the Rude Arts Club
Contemporary Smartphone Exhibitions
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs 'The World in My Hand'
Heritage-Honoring Artful Posters
Herman Miller Adds to the Archival Poster Collection
Virtual Pub Museums
Heineken Pub Museums Spotlight Important Cultural Locations
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Artist-Inspired Dynamic Basketballs
round21 Designs Basketballs Inspired by Basquiat and Haring
Experimental Prototype Exhibitions
Stephen Burks Creates Designs for Global Crises
Artwork Investment Platforms
Masterworks Art Investing Offers Shares of Famous Works
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
Brutalist Smart Toilets
Kohler x SR_A Formation 02 is a Limited-Edition Smart Toilet
Artificial Artwork Galleries
'Artificial Imagination' Showcases the Capabilities of DALL-E 2
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Burgeoning Psychedelic Art Movements
The Chambers Project/PACT Embrace the Psychedelic Movement
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
Retro Space-Themed Puzzled Posters
LEGO Builder John Carter Creates a Blocked Version of Space
Playful Creativity-Focused Campaigns
Sharpie® Launches the World is Your Canvas Tour
Pixelated Photographed Art Exhibitions
Charles Gaines Presents the New Southern Trees Installation
Museum-Inspired Artful Cosmetics
The Lancôme x Louvre Collection Honors Classic Artwork
Immersive Urban Woodwork
Roguski Reimagines Urban Landscapes in Wooden Masterpieces
Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
Banksy Unveils a Mysterious Tree Mural in London's Finsbury Park
Plastic-Exploring Art Exhibitions
The Everlasting Plastics Exhibition Explores Plastic Dependency
Global AI Art Contests
Shutterstock and the UN Partner for the Canvas of the Future
Artistic Auto Showcases
The 20th BMW Art Car Was Unveiled at the Guggenheim Museum
Eye-Catching Tabletop Designs
Tableau Boasts a Range of Hand-drawn and Embroidered Designs
Pop Art-Style Blocked Portraits
Ai Weiwei Presents Ai in Red Made from Bright LEGO Bricks
Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions
Threadwork: Women Redefining Fiber Arts Opens at Saatchi
Painting-Inspired Office Accessories
Guillaume Delvigne Draws Inspiration from Henri Matisse
French Museum-Inspired Graphic Tees
Uniqlo UT Presents the New Writings of the Louvre Series
Playful Interactive Galleries
PLAY by American Express Platinum Reimagines Toys as Art Pieces
Social Media Political-Content Limitations
Meta is Reducing Political Content Recommendations
Bright Celebratory Olympic Posters
Ugo Gattani Illustrates Paris 2024 Posters Honoring Landmarks
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Art-Inspired Home Fragrances
Pura and The Metropolitan Collaborated on Scents for the Home
Global Design-Honoring Stool Capsules
Colección Estudio & Difane Join Forces on the Basurto Stool
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Pop Art-Inspired Bright Furniture
Henri Judin's New Furniture Series Unveiled at SaloneSatellite
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Cultural Heritage-Inspired Stool Designs
Mohamed El-Haddad Designs the El Nahla Stool
Reusable Classical Artwork Exhibitions
Recycling Beauty at Fondazione Prada is a Remarkable Study
Indoor Playground Art Exhibitions
CJ Hendry Unveils Two-Storey Indoor Playground Art Exhibition
Sincere Public Toilet Designs
Marc Newson Designs a Toilet with a Copper Roof in Shibuya
Artwork-Adorned Collaborative Boots
TATE and Dr. Martens Celebrate Ithell Colquhoun's Work
Inflated Dynamic Design Exhibitions
Vienna Design Week Hosts the Series Exhibition this Year
Hip-Hop-Influenced Art Installations
B-side: (Broken) Memory and Remix Presents the BRIC House
Mosque-Inspired Installations
Studio Bound Created City as a Mosque for the Islamic Arts Biennale
Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
Publicis Groupe's New Workspace is in New York's SoHo
Reimagined Puzzled Artful Paintings
Mecesoo Creates the LEGO Portrait of a Woman in a Hat
Human Candle Campaigns
These Human Statues of Candle Wax Bring Attention to Youth Burnout
Visual Poetry Creation Tools
Poetique Boasts a Library of 80,000 Images to Complement Your Words
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Childlike Characters Art Exhibitions
Kenny Scharf Unveil New Art Exhibition at The Journal Gallery
Engaging Political Update Apps
The 'GovSide' App Encourages Citizens to Get Involved
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Industrial Architecture-Themed Installations
The Industrial Archaeology Series is Based on Design
Famed Paintings-Covered Restaurants
Claesson Koivisto Rune Converts a Listed Room to Frescohallen
Pink-Detailed Art Gallery Interiors
Golem Designs the Interiors of the Superzoom Art Gallery
Employee-Designed Milk Cartons
EveryDay Milk Shares Artwork by the Town and Country Markets Team
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Screen-Printed Chocolate Tiled Rooms
MoMA Unveils the New Chocolate Room Exhibition by Ed Ruscha
University Art Museum Brandng
Principal Delivers the New Brand Identity of The Gund
Laser-Cut Urban Artistry
Hubert Roguski Unveils Metropolis, an Exhibition of Laser-Cut City Maps
Revamped Monolithic Galleries
The Revamped National Portrait Gallery Emphasizes Public Space
Medicine-Inspired Artful Shows
Beverly Fishman Presents the Something for the Pain Exhibition
Pop Art Stamp Collections
The U.S. Postal Service Roy Lichtenstein Stamps Come in Five Styles
Generative AI Historical Art
Google Presents the Art Selfie 2 Feature Fusing Art and Selfies
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Amorphous Public Restrooms
People's Architecture Office Designs the Amoeba Public Restroom
Presidential Election Candy Collections
Nassau Candy AmuseMints Election Collection is Patriotic
Travel-Inspired Canvas Paintings
SOLDIER Presents the Passport Series of Artful Looks
Illuminated Public Artful Toilets
Tomohito Ushiro Designs the Hiroo East Park Toilet in Tokyo
Large-Scale Sculpture Exhibitions
Desert X Invites 12 International Designers to Participate
Historic Automotive Art Books
Porsche Presents the New Artifacts Art Book of its Archives
Red-Accented Artist Exhibitions
The Art of Richard MacDonald Gallery Presents the RED Collection
Artful Wedding Stationery
The Minted x The Met Wedding Collection Makes Masterpieces Customizable
Vibrant Public Art Installations
Rico Gatson's Installation Brings Life to Penn Station
Large-Scale Airport Installations
Hank Willis Thomas and Coby Kennedy Create the Reach Sculpture
Latin Quarter-Inspired Brasseries
B3 Designers Decorate the Brasserie des Pres in Paris
Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork
Kayla Rumpp's Art is Seen as Both Painting and Sculptural
Technology Connection Art Exhibitions
Design Agency Here Unveils the Code/Craft/Chaos Exhibition
Modern-Tinged Traditional Furniture
Sonal Tuli Designs the New Jaipur Furniture Collection
Stool-Inspired Design Exhibitions
Daisuke Motogi Presents the Hackability of the Stool Show
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Swept Roof Underground Museums
Wutopia Lab Designs the Roof of the Deep Time Palace in China
Earth-Filled Heritage Exhibitions
The Brazil Pavilion was Unveiled at Venice Architecture Biennale
Reimagined Impressionist Paintings
AT&T Partners with Smartify to Highlight 5G Technology and AR
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Kyoto-Inspired Solo Art Exhibitions
Philadelphia Gallery Displayed Ode to Kyoto and It's Wild Here
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Immigration System-Inspired Artworks
SOLDIER's Passport Series Confront the Biased Justice System
Regional Art Debuts
Takashi Murakami Presents at a New Gallery in the UAE
Artist-Themed Apparel Collections
Buttercloth Launches a Collection with the Van Gogh Museum
Sophisticated Copper Mirrors
Manu Bañó Showcases His Adeptness with Copper Through OBJ-08 Mirrors
Bi-Culture-Inspired Art Exhibitions
Tomokazu Matsuyama Unveils 'Episodes Far From Home' Exhibition
Collaborative Monochromatic Art Exhibitions
KATSU and Frédéric Platéus Unveil 'DAS INTELLIGENCE'
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
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Politically Artful Textile Shows
Barbican Hosts Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Football History Artful Exhibtions
The FIFA Museum Presents Designing the Beautiful Game
Knitted New York Subways
The Straphangers Lounge Recreates the New York Subway with Crochet
Artistic Black History Decor
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