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Examples of artists/designers who take a strong ethical and/or political stance in their work
 Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937 'raising funds and bringing attention to the Spanish Civil War' artincontext.org/political-art/  Banksy  Banksy, 2011 Oxford Reference Definition 'A self‐defining group within a society which holds different values and norms to those of the majority. This may be represented by specialized types of material culture or the differences in the way material culture is used.' https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100539443 Subcultures: Goblincore
Sea Widow written and illustrated by J. Webster Sharp is a comic I bought from thought bubble last year. The comic is an autobiography of the artist, she reflects on the sudden passing of her older husband and the aftermath she dealt with. This comic is peculiar and packed with symbolism, the relationship between text and image is hardly linked and this gives the reader something to really chew on. It heavily consists of non-sequitur surreal imagery. Often panels barely link with text being a great reliance for keeping the reader on the right track, but I believe it is better for it, the reader is kept on their toes, absolutely anything could be in the next panel. What's interesting in the page below is that panel 2 and 4 are one image cut in two, reading linearly we would assume she is standing but as we get to panel 4 it is clear she is floating along with her late husband. This gives substance to a reader taking in the page as a whole rather than just as panel to panel. There are 'boxes' in the comic but there is a clear gutters to divide between each panel this makes the page legible for the reader.  |
