Designing Conflict: From Cold War Biopolitics to the Digital Panopticon of the Middle East By Anya Rubstein Supervised by Dr. Ofri Cnaani Submitted to the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design April 2026 Abstract This paper examines the evolution of the "design of conflict" from the biopolitical mass propaganda of the Cold War to the panoptic, algorithmic warfare of the Middle East. Through a visual analysis of historical political campaigns, proxy-war material culture, contem

The Bezalel Academy of Art | Jerusalem Pro Seminar Work in Visual Communications Advisor | Dr. Naomi Meiri-Dan Sep 2025 Visual culture is an integral part of our identity, even if we rarely stop to notice it. It includes not only the art, advertising, and media we consume, but also the tools and technologies through which we perceive them. What we see becomes a part of who we are and is reflected in what we do. With the rise of the digital age, visual culture is no longer j

The Israel Arts and Science Academy | Jerusalem Final Thesis in Art Advisor | Dr. Tal Schottenstein Dec 2018 Introduction Art has always been a huge and inseparable part of my life, primarily due to the fact that my father was an artist. For me, art has always been a means of finding understanding in the world around me. Therefore, when a friend asked me why a logo isn't considered art but Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes are, I was stumped. So I did what any normal person would do