Visual Rhetoric Thesis by Alison Conant https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720 Thesis w/ Evidence en-us 2020-07-22 18:03:19 UTC 2024-10-02 04:19:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/637605529/07f2533ffb372748b83458e6f46da71c/Screen_Shot_2020_09_11_at_7_46_04_AM.png Thesis w/ Evidence aconant2 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/660328469 Write a defensible thesis that shows what you think the artist's argument is. Bullet point two pieces of evidence that support your claim. Make sure and post the image in your response. Look at two of your colleague's posts. Give them a star for a defensible thesis, a star for each piece of evidence, and another two stars for strong writing. ]]> 2020-07-22 18:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/660328469 Twitter Image msolissan0002 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/760710825 The artist of the bird image is trying to argue that people do not notice the raw moments right in front of them because they are too involved in a superficial world in their phones.
~girl has no phone out and is looking at the real bird because of its whistles
~guy has his phone out and is looking at twitter notifications]]> 2020-09-19 04:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/760710825 Uncle Sam kibarraco0001 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/760723185 Thesis:
In this artwork, the artist is telling activists of racial justice to not get fooled by the removal of confederate statues because tearing down a symbol of racism does not eradicate the systemic oppression of racial minorities in America. 
Evidence:
-there is a crowd tearing down a statue labeled “old racist history” while another group points to a much larger statue labeled “systemic racism” 
-the systemic racism statue has legs wearing red and white striped pants which resemble the attire of Uncle Sam who is a symbol of the US


]]> 2020-09-19 05:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/760723185 Twitter Platform Picture vdiaz0045 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/762277106 In this image, the artist is arguing how social media platforms such as twitter, continue to take over the lives of many individuals and has caused them to forget about the beauty of the life they are living in. 
Evidence:
- The boyfriend is on twitter using his cellular device and pays no attention to his girlfriend nor the bird above his head.

- The girlfriend is looking above where she sees a bird singing (without a cell phone) showing that she is enjoying the moment and the world around her without social media. ]]> 2020-09-20 19:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/762277106 Systemic Racism arodrigue1547 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/762902289 In this piece, the artist draws attention to performance activism done by white saviors and how it is not contributing to the cause. Performance activists only advocate for a superficial level of change and ignore the deep-rooted issues happening. Meanwhile, minorities are trying to bring attention to the real issue but are ignored by the masses who believe they know what needs to be done and how.
Evidence:
      - The larger group tearing down racist OLD statues instead of tearing down the systematic racism that is CURRENT
     - The larger group appears to be white and is tearing down the statue while ignoring a smaller group who are of a deeper complexion who are trying to draw attention to the systemic racism

]]> 2020-09-21 03:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/762902289 Social Media ctabamo0001 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/766709377 In this art, the artist is arguing that social media platforms, like Twitter, are continuing to distract people from the real world. People are too preoccupied and absorbed into their phones that they forget about the beauty within the real world.
Evidence:
  • The man is busy looking at Twitter on his phone
  • There is a real bird right above him, which the woman is looking at

]]> 2020-09-22 02:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/766709377 Life Goes by in a Flash https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/770763961 In this image, the artist is arguing how people don't live in the moment anymore due to social media, people would rather take a photo and wait for a response instead of watching the beautiful world around them.
Evidence:
The boy is focused on his phone and is receiving a lot of twitter notifications, being distracted while being on a date with this girl.

The girl is watching the bird singing while her boyfriend is responding to all of his phone notifications, she is observing the world around her. You can also see that there posture is very different the boy is slouching over showing how closed off he is from the world around him, while the girl is sitting up straight from being amazed by the bird singing.]]> 2020-09-23 03:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/770763961 Systematic Racism atalamant0011 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/773035509 In this image the artist is trying to bring the bigger picture to the light when it comes to what the BLM Movement is really trying to tackle. Though tearing down the symbols of racism in our country is somewhat helping, the activists aren't looking at the big issue we are trying to tear down which is Systematic Racism but, given how big this issue is people have always chosen to tiptoe around it.
Evidence:
   - The large group of (majorly white) people tearing down the "OLD" statue instead of seeing the POC pointing at the bigger statue that resembles Systematic Racism
   - Tearing down OLD racist history rather than tackling the present issue (systematic racism)
 ]]> 2020-09-23 17:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/773035509 Social Media Piece ravenartes https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/777964579 This art piece is of a man on twitter while his girlfriend looks up to see a bird on the tree. The artist is presenting how society is consumed so much by media that they no longer enjoy life without it. 
  • The girlfriend is looking up at the tree enjoying the view of the bird with no phone insight
  • The boyfriend is so consumed with his phone he does not even notice the bird at all
]]> 2020-09-25 00:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/777964579 Systematic Racism sperez0251 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/778060954 The artist of this piece argues that people are willing to acknowledge America's past issues regarding racism but fail to bring the same amount of attention to the racism still embedded in society today. People are eager to claim that American has learned from its  racist actions when in reality racism is still present as seen by the few people that are pointing at the block labeled "Systemic Racism". People focus on the past but fail to acknowledge that racism still continues today but is only accepted by a few. 

Evidence: The block labeled "systemic racism" is bigger than the statue labeled "old racist history" which indicates that racism is still present and still a pressing matter. 
-There are only a few people acknowledging and pointing at the "systemic racism" block while more people are concerned with tearing down American's  "old racist history" .         ]]> 2020-09-25 01:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/778060954 Social media Vs Racism jlima0025 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/782964274 In this image the artist choses to argue that social media is a distraction to important and personal things in life such as quality time with loved ones and the nature around them.
Evidence: In the image the artist shows how a boy is being distracted by being on social media such as twitter while the girl is enjoying her time with nature. The girl who choses to turn her attention to nature sees an actual bird who is singing which can be seen as symbolism to counter twitter since it uses phrases like "a tweet" when the real tweet is in the real world.]]> 2020-09-28 00:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/782964274 Systematic Racism mfigueroa0059 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/785463250 In this political image, the artist is displaying how racism is in the roots of American history, which affects how racism is today. Now, that the BLM Movement is happening and people are protesting, people are assuming that if you're protesting racism, you are protesting America because racism is so American that you cannot make it up. The founding of this country was Europeans forcing millions of people to move from their own land and force millions of enslaved Africans to work and suffer for hundreds of years. The dominant race forgets that this is stolen land, which demonstrates that racism continues to exist today and the fight gets more and more difficult.

Evidence:
 *One group of people are focused and determined to take down a statue which represents someone in the past that had done damage in a racist way. Meanwhile, the second group of people are pointing at the bigger statue, which signifies the bigger issue that needs to be handled.

*While people are worried about the past and the figure that represents it, sadly the damage is done. But, there is still a chance to change and take down the systematic racist today before any more damage is done and people continue to be effected. ]]> 2020-09-28 18:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/785463250 It's All About Perspective gruelas0007 https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/793640214 When analyzing this imagine, the artist wants their consumer to take into account perspective. Perspective allows us to create a new narrative with whatever we are handed, whether that be this image or a standard created by society. Essentially the artist encourages women to take the gender roles and narratives that are written for us by the patriarchy and rewrite them however we see fit. 
-The artist takes the original symbol that indicates a female by using a dress. They  then add a second symbol and redraw it so that the dress becomes a shirt and cape. This shows how perspective changes a narrative and can ultimately empower. 
-The artist states that "it was never meant to be a dress", to show that women are much more than the feminine figures society lays out for us. It empowers the consumer to take the limits that they are given for their identity and bend them to how it best suits them. ]]> 2020-10-01 05:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aconant2/2flz6s2hu1rno720/wish/793640214