Some of its stupid, and some of it actually has meaning. It all depends on the artist. For instance, I could paint a single line on a canvas and sell it for a million dollars, saying that the meaning of it is too complex and personal for anyone to understand, even if its simply a line on a canvas.
Other artists actually take their work very seriously, and their pieces have deep meaning to them. The work may seem weird, but it all depends on your perspective.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.