Some of you might know Käthe Kollwitz. She
was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Her art work was eloquent and
searing account of human condition and tragedy of war. She lost her son in a battle
and spoke for all mothers who have lost their sons. She used her talents for
standing against war, “Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But
the good artists who follow after genius-and I count myself among these-have to
restore the lost connection once more,” “It is my duty to voice the suffering
of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain high.”
At first, when I saw her piece of work and
quotes, I thought she was one of the people who wants peace and end the war,
but before that, she was a mother. One of her quote, “while I drew, and wept
along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am
bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of
being an advocate,” touched my heart deeply. People who were fighting in a
battlefield isn’t a president or politicians, it is father, brother, and son of
ours.
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