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Angelina Chamoun - Barbara Kruger 'Your Body is a Battle Ground'

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Angelina Chamoun - Barbara Kruger 'Your Body is a Battle Ground'

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'The great wave off Kanagawa'  Hokusai (1830-1834)

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'The great wave off Kanagawa'  Hokusai (1830-1834)

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'The Third of May 1808' Fransisco Goya (1808-1814)

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'The Third of May 1808' Fransisco Goya (1808-1814)

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'History of the black people' Jean-Michel Basquiat  (1983) 

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'History of the black people' Jean-Michel Basquiat  (1983) 

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'History of the black people' Jean-Michel Basquiat  (1983)

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'Woman in sun dress' Cindy Sherman (1993) 

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'Woman in sun dress' Cindy Sherman (1993) 

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Fabiola Narcis
Structural Framework

Cindy Sherman uses warm, saturated, primary colors to increase the contrast of the artwork and together draws the viewer’s attention to the piece as it stands out. The focal point would be her eyes as the white areas under her eyes are further highlighted by the exaggerated and extreme use of bright colors around this area. The work is symmetrically balanced and by this, the viewer’s attention is forced on the woman herself and her eyes.

Contemporary Framework
Would the interpretation of this artwork change if it were made 50 years earlier? Why?

Probably, because women 50 years before the artwork was created would have had very tight social expectations as they were meant to be very conservative, respectable, proper religious girls who served God and their husbands and took care of the children. If a woman were to be seen dressed in the same way as the artwork, she would have been condemned, socially avoided and seen as maybe a hooker or prostitute, all based on the clothes she wore and the way she enjoyed doing her makeup etc.

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'Woman in sun dress' Cindy Sherman (1993)

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Serena Hart

Structural Framework

Which Art Elements and Art Principles have been used by the artist, and how do they impact the meaning/messages in the work?

The artist, Keith Haring, uses bold, block colours (the primary colours, red, blue, yellow with hints of fluorescent pink) to portray a sense of urgency, or to capture the attention of the viewer. The eye is drawn immediately to the vibrant yellow figures in the centre of the work that emphasise the sense of moral action that needs to occur. The work acts almost like a poster, with thick black lines that encase the organic shapes creates with the offhand strokes, a clear message written in black words “IGNORANCE = FEAR” and “SILENCE = DEATH”. This simplistic work portrays a very clear message—the need for people to notice, and in this case, notice the effect of AIDS and the riddance of fear.

Personal Framework

What are the symbols or metaphors explored or utilized in this work that contribute to the meanings and messages?’

Haring interprets the phrase ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ and visually represents that through the three figures dominating the centre of the work, each covering their representative senses (eyes, ears, mouth). The very clear and distinct meaning is displayed through the words, “IGNORANCE” and “FEAR”, with the mention of AIDS. This work is meant to be a call to action, to provoke a sense of doing in terms of the stigma towards AIDS. Using bold colours just makes the viewer LOOK and READ.

Cultural Framework

How do you think this work might reflect the cultural upbringing of the artist and the events in his/her life?

AIDS in 1989 had a very big impact on the world, particularly in America (where Haring was born and bred) and there was a massive stigma towards it, as people chose not to educate themselves on its effects. This would have greatly effected Keith Haring, who was in the thick of it, as his works usually have a sexual nature to them. His fear was large, but his voice was larger with the intention of expressing his political views through the work ‘IGNORANCE + FEAR’. The idea of AIDS was little spoken of and widely unaccepted, and was caught in the sphere of homosexuality—which was disliked by many at the time. All of these factors created a sense of fear and justice within Haring that contributed to the cultural aspect of the artwork.

Contemporary Framework

Would the interpretation of this artwork change if it were made 50 years earlier? Why?

Yes, the work would be unrecognisable 50 years earlier, as the simplistic style of art was unseen or not considered to be “art”, as it was far too modern and very in the time of pop-art, with influences of Andy Warhol. Also, the AIDS epidemic hadn’t occurred 50 years prior, so the meaning would have been lost, and the sense of fear and justice wouldn’t have been provoked.

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'The Adoration of the Cage Fighters' Grayson Perry (2012) 

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'The Adoration of the Cage Fighters' Grayson Perry (2012) 

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'The Adoration of the Cage Fighters' Grayson Perry (2012)

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Structural Framework
Which Art Elements and Art Principles have been used by the artist, and how do they impact the meaning/messages in the work?

Personal Framework
What are the symbols or metaphors explored or utilized in this work that contribute to the meanings and messages?’

Cultural Framework
How do you think this work might reflect the cultural upbringing of the artist and the events in his/her life?

Contemporary Framework
Would the interpretation of this artwork change if it were made 50 years earlier? Why?