The Blog of Josh.
Continuing from my last post. I have done some further research into the modern yellow face and whitewashing of Hollywood. Although they are not as extreme and Mickey Rooney Mr Yunioshi (see previous blog post and Breakfast At Tiffany’s). They still very unethical in terms of representation of asian actors and the asian community. In... Continue Reading →
The idea I have chosen to explore is the yellow face and whitewashing of Hollywood. From my research I have learned that whitewashing of asian characters and the use of yellow face can be seen to date back to the early days of Hollywood. Due to the time period (post World War two) this... Continue Reading →
Visual activism is essentially the use of art or visual media to show an idea or statement to endorse and bring awareness or change to societal matters. Visual activism is the new form of protest. This can be seen due to the vast connectivity of the world through mediums like social media and the internet.... Continue Reading →
In this post I've attached a couple of images which i believe i could potentially use in my essay. Images ~ Banksy -The Spy Booth Banksy, "The Spy Booth", 2014, Spray paint and phone booth. Show the truth of the age of surveillance we live in today How connectivity is both good and... Continue Reading →
First Impressions: For my second assignment of Communications through Creative Cultures (CCC). We have been set a task to choose a question. The question I have chosen is: Whats hiding behind the map ? After reading Chapter 4 World at War of Mirzoeff's How to See the World, there were a few ideas which came to... Continue Reading →
Discipline. Cindy Sherman Expo: Cindy Sherman installation view. City Gallery, 2016 http://citygallery.org.nz/sites/default/files/Cindy%20Sherman%20City%20Gallery_MT_0146.jpg Scale. The use of scale in all forms of art (not just fine arts) can be a strong technique which gives emphasis or meaning to the viewer. Out of proportion images/text usually are seen as 'abnormal' which is true but through the use of... Continue Reading →
Reflecting. Cindy Sherman Expo. I feel that I have learnt to see/understand more of the deeper meaning of some works. In the Cindy Sherman show I managed to get some of the underlying themes of her work better than normal. An example of this is seen in Episode: 2, Experiencing. Where i am able to connect deeper... Continue Reading →
Experiencing. Cindy Sherman Expo. Walking around upstairs in the Cindy Sherman expedition in the Wellington City Gallery seeing all the different types of identities being masked by the artist I stumbled upon a particular piece which to me resonated more than the other. Part of Sherman's 'Chanel' series, Cindy had dressed in a feather like... Continue Reading →
How To See The World. Just from the introduction of Nicholas Mirzoeff's How to See the World. There are couple of points which stood out to me. Blue marble. Although believed to be the most reproduced photograph ever (Mirzoeff 2015). In reality only three people (the members of the apollo 17 crew) have actually seen the... Continue Reading →
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