Task: Pick one work of Barbara Kruger and add 3 quotes over the top. Post on Instagram and screen record.
I looked though the work of Barbara Kruger and narrowed it down to two pieces that would be interesting for me to remix.
I wanted to think about possible meanings or interpretations of the actual image to help me find a theme for possible quotes. This image in particular made me think about body image, and so i could use statistics or quotes from influential artists. A name that sprung into mind was the singer Pink, who is well known for her body positivity speak at the VMAs in 2017 (please see below).
“Recently, I was driving my daughter to school and she said to me, out of the blue, ‘Mama?’ I said, ‘Yes, baby?’
“She said, ‘I’m the ugliest girl I know.’ And I said, ‘Huh?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, I look like a boy with long hair.’ And my brain went to, ‘Oh my god, you’re six. Why? Where is this coming from? Who said this? Can I kick a 6-year-old’s ass, like what?’”
“But I didn’t say anything. Instead I went home and I made a Powerpoint presentation for her. And in that presentation were androgynous rockstars and artists that live their truth, are probably made fun of every day of their life, and carry on, wave their flag and inspire the rest of us. And these are artists like Michael Jackson and David Bowie and Freddie Mercury and Annie Lennox and Prince and Janis Joplin and George Michael, Elton John, so many artists — her eyes glazed over.”
Link to Pinks speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_gA5vkJJc4
Three quotes I believe fit this image:
“She said, ‘I’m the ugliest girl I know.’”
“artists that live their truth”
“I look like a boy with long hair.”
This image also reminded me of the same concept. Body image, more specifically, eating disorders. This idea is enforced for me by the use of the word “control” in addition to the image of a small chocolate. I could use the same quotes for this image or go into statistics of eating disorders. I could also look at the film “To The Bone” about fighting against Anorexia.
I have decided that I will stick with the first image and ideas, as Pink is a well known artist and influential speaker.
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Nadya Cheetham 