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Nevertheless, war painting has not completely ceased to exist, although today people trust photos for documentation, glorification is neither presentable nor feasible and criticism is the main purpose of war-related art. Embedded artists still exist and continue to share their war experience artistically with those who are willing to view and listen. The “art of war” has changed as well. First the Cold War in the second half of the 20th century and then the asymmetrical War on Terror in the early 21th century have further twisted the face of conflict – although the motives for war have stayed largely the same: ethnic hatred, economic interests, intervention and misguided religious fervour. Technological advances have rendered much of what was previously true in warfare null and void. What then, remains true from the original Art of War? This: “[War] is a matter of life and death […]”