Aims:
-To give you an idea of the broad range of visual communication from different cultures/context.
-To provide you with visual resources
-To demonstrate the theoretical and philisophical approaches to visual communication.
Lascaux Caves, France
Some of the very first instances of visual communication dates back to the era of cavemen. The Lascaux Caves in France are one example of how humans would create images of animals, magic and expressions of 'higher beings' on the walls of these caves.
Cy Twombly
An expressionism artist whos work portrays quick movements and 'primal' similarities to the caves in Lascaux.
Richard Long
Creates aboriginal inspired artwork using rocks and sand. Some of his pieces show how African tribal culture and their means of communication have heavily influenced his work.
Mark Rothko
The Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas showcases large paintings around the room that have been known to 'play on' the emotions of viewers at the gallery. In many instances these paintings are said to have made viewers feel upset and in some cases made the viewers cry.
Marcel Duchamp - 1919 / Banksy
'L.H.O.O.Q.' is a piece of artwork by Duchamp that recycles the image of the Mona Lisa, making him one of the first artists to recreate an interpretation of an image that is globally recognised. Following on from this is Banksy and the way that he also reconstructed images of the Mona Lisa giving it a new meaning to a different audience.
Jackson Pollock 1950
Jackson Pollock became an important figure in the world of art when he created giant paintings that displayed precise movements and rythms. Often he would create these pieces while listening to jazz music, as he found the rythm in the songs could be transfered onto his canvas. His work also became funded by the CIA as a form of 'cultural weaponry' against communism at the time. Vladamirski's 'Roses for Stalin' (1949) was one example of how communism tryed to bring back popularity of traditional painting as opposed to the western ideas of modern art at the time.
Alberto Korda 1960
This photographer captured an image of Ché Guevara during the revolution in Cuba. This image became iconic during the regime and eventually became widely known as a symbol of 'revolt/anarchism'. Over time this image has been recycled to portray different meanings and stears away from its original purpose to become something else.
Similar to this, the movie V for Vendetta has influenced todays society through its use of Guy Fawkes masks. This is because the movie is about an uprising of anonymous people against the government, and today the mask is widely associated with protesters and anarchists who wear them.
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