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My question was initially "In what ways do the contemporary artists Ai Weiwei and Banksy use art to convey their political ideas and opinions?" My plan of attack was going to be: -Study the history of political art and its current role in society -Study major works of the two artists -Analyse the technique and preparation behind the works, and other aspects -Analyse the consequences of these works i.e. their effect on society, their effectiveness in conveying their message I've poured in hours of research, and I'm pretty sure I'm not researching in the right places, but I also find I'm not

For my EE, I've chosen to look at political art, particularly those of Banksy and Ai Weiwei. The specific question is "In what ways do the contemporary artists Ai Weiwei and Banksy use art to convey their political ideas and opinions?" However during my research I've found that the critics are all based around the artists and their political ideas themselves, and not so much on their artworks. I've been finding a lot of difficulty trying to analyse their works through a purely artistic point of view. Do you think it would be advisable to continue looking at these two artists, or broaden out