This is a very broad question, so I will answer it generally but attach links to examples of political artists/creatives. Many activists choose to express political ideas through art, and many artists use their creative projects to make a political point. Political art can do a lot of things that non-creative political expressions don't do as well. For example, if you show up to a protest with a sign that has a paragraph of text on it, not very many people will stop to read your sign. But if you show up with a sign that has a creative representation of your message through a few easy-to-understand images, your message will be immediately understood by anyone who sees it. This is why many governments use imagery as a political tool: because when political ideas are expressed through clear imagery, they are easier to disseminate.
There is also another reason for political activism within creative projects aside from making a clear and easy-to-distribute message. Many artists create art because of their desire to express their deepest feelings and experiences. When people's lives have been impacted by oppression or political forces, this is often reflected in art. While this kind of art does not always have a clear political message, it allows people who experience the art to understand some of the feeling of how the artist's life has been shaped by politics. For example, someone could be an activist who goes to marches and calls their political representatives and also writes poetry that expresses how it feels to be a part of an oppressed group fighting for liberation. Poetry is just as important as other forms of activism, because if someone reads it, they may understand and empathize with the person because their experience is expressed in a creative way.
Check out the reference links for information about some famous political creatives!
https://m.theartstory.org/artists/political-artists/
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde
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