by Bree Hutchinson

Dom has his third article published in Storm magazine. Storm is a Singapore based magazine targeting Leaders, Chairmen, CEOs, COOs, CFOs and next-generation leaders of private and public
organisations.

An excerpt from Dom’s article:

“Can art do more than just sit on a wall? Does art still have the ability to move people? Is art a force for change? And if art no longer occupies this transformational place in our lives then what does have the power to unify us? Can anything today motivate masses of people to strive towards a cause or goal?

Movies and music could once unite and motivate us to rally behind a cause; they could give life and impetus to a movement in the way that Sam Cook’s 1964 song ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ came to exemplify the Civil Rights Movement. Increasingly however, movies, music and other art forms seem to have lost their once critical role as the vanguard to define and give voice. These are far more fragmented times. Today, there does not seem to be the conflation of art and popular culture. Not in the way, albeit brief, that occurred in the mid 20th century when a symbiosis took place between social movements and the music and movies from that time. Think James Brown and his 1968 hit ‘Say it Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud.’

Ideas of justice and compassion also found a voice, quite literally, in George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, the first benefit concert of grand proportions in world history. Through art and artists like Harrison, Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and others our collective consciousness was raised, the plight of those less fortunate brought to our attention and support was garnered for the people of Bangladesh. This was a brief flourishing and fusing of mainstream concerns and counterculture ideology. During this tumultuous time, people waited on the next song by the Beatles or Bob Dylan as a cultural pronouncement. And the songs had impact …”

Please follow the link to read all of Dom’s article: Moving Too Fast To Be Moved