The 21st century appears to be heading towards a future of vast corruption and exploitation due to often inhumane and uncivilized individuals who, over the years, have become insensitive to poverty. , war, consumerism, racism, mental illness and political corruption. As the world moves towards more democracy and decentralization, it is essential that art has the opportunity to stimulate people's consciousness, participation and judgment. The aim of arts is not only to meet the visual needs of society, but should also be used to alert people about the problems in society. Australian-born George Gittoes works in war zones to create paintings, films, photographs and prose that frequently depict man's inhumanity to man. Gordon Bennett, also Australian, paints images that depict his own questions about his identity and the injustice towards Aboriginal Australians since the time of colonization. George Gittoes (born 1949) creates works that communicate the issue of the graphic horror of war. Painter, photographer and social realist filmmaker, his approach to art is as follows: “he superimposes and accumulates materials until, from an apparent chaos, there is a synthesis of the idea, of the passion and image” (Mendelssohn, 2014). As an eyewitness to the world's war zones, Gittoes clearly uses his work as a means of communicating with society. Gittoes worked in Rwanda in 1995 with the army public relations unit and, based on his observations, painted “Rejected” (1995, oil on canvas, 173 x 260cm). The central point of the painting depicts a desolate father watching the body of his young daughter being carried away for burial by two Zambian peacekeepers. In the background, a crowd of people stare helplessly at the middle of paper, perhaps to act as a catalyst, to transcend the boundaries of language and the way it defines and limits our understanding. of the world we live in” (Gordon Bennett, 2014 Para. 9). Works Cited1. (Bennett, 2014, paragraph 9). NGV Gordon Bennett educational resource. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/gordonbennett/education/03.html#06. [Consulted May 6, 2014].2. (McKenzie, 2010). George Gittoes: Stories of Descent, from Night Vision, The Diaries, Studio International. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/george-gittoes-descendence-stories-from-night-vision-the-diaries. [Accessed May 7, 2014].3. Fry, G (1998). Georges Gittoes. Singapore: CRAFTS HOUSE. p77.4. (NGV, 2014). NGV Gordon Bennett educational resource. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/gordonbennett/education/03.html#06. [Accessed May 11 2014].