Barbara Kruger
Barbara
Kruger is an American conceptual artist. Her work consists of
black and white photographs with a word or phrase caption in red or white. Her
work inspires great thought, analysis and debate. Even though it may just have
a word or a phrase it creates a great impact and demands attention from its
viewers.
This picture symbolizes a child’s innocence and honesty.
Adults in todays world are bound by social pressures that they do not voice out
their thoughts, opinions and ideas as blatantly as a child. We must not be
afraid to speak out and tell the truth even if it means saying No to someone or
something.
This image has half a face of a man and half a face of a
woman. It shows that men and women are equal and clearly justifies its caption.
Gender is irrelevant in todays world as women are capable of doing everything a
man can. She is trying to bring about gender equality through her work.
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramović is
a Serbian performance artist based in New York. Her art involves using her
body as a vehicle and the relationship with her audience. She tests the
physical limits of her body and all the extreme possibilities of the mind. She bleeds,
goes through extreme pain and torture.
The Artist is Present
She wanted to engage in “an energy dialog” with her
audience. This reminds me of psychoanalysis where she is helping her audience
reflect on their own thoughts, words and deeds. She acts as a silent spectator
that is by far the most physically and emotionally
demanding of her works. By this work she as a single person has helped many
people to introspect. In this way she has impacted many lives and learnt and
experienced so much.
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