THEORY ASSIGNMENT 2 AMY WHITE THE RED QUEEN EXHIBTION MONA “DELUXE SUICIDE SERVICE” By artist Meghan Broody “IF I HAD A WORLD OF MY OWN, EVERYTHING WOULD BE NONSENSE. NOTHING WOULD BE WHAT IT IS, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WOULD BE WHAT IT ISN 'T. AND CONTRARY WISE, WHAT IS, IT WOULDN 'T BE. AND WHAT IT WOULDN 'T BE, IT WOULD. YOU SEE?” ALICE - LEWIS CARROL (ALICE 'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS QUOTES, N.D.) This essay will explore the themes and explanations of Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art’s new exhibit ‘The Red Queen’ and a chosen piece, ‘Deluxe Suicide Service’, 1994; an intense mixed media sculpture by the artist Meghan Broody. Lewis Carrol was very creative in putting some order and sense in his …show more content…
The Red Queen’s character is seen as an antagonist, the opposing force to Alice’s adventures. Upon their first encounter in this story the queen explains the rules of her kingdom as like the rules of a game of chess, as a story and game of advancement and promotion. Alice is like a pawn piece and can move up the board in such a way that she too can become the queen, like as in chess the queen can move effortlessly in whatever manner she likes. The queen perturbs Alice into an endless run with Alice having no real direction of where she is heading and meeting other strange characters along the way which develops her idea of the impossible being possible. Elizabeth Pearce, a curator and writer for MONA states; “the Red Queen exhibition asks us to consider whether doing something without a seeming purpose is the product of us, or whether it actually contributes to changing us.”(The Red Queen arrives at MONA 2013) This exhibition, takes us into the realms of the science behind the theme. The evolutionary concept that in the earlier 20thcentury scientist’s believed there was an end point, a goal to the evolutionary process. A parallel story of Alice put forth this idea when the Red Queen tells Alice: “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.”( The Red Queen Hypotheses n.d.) Then this
Artists interact with the events and issues of their time and place and this is shown with Australian artist Brett Whiteley’s artwork series called “the Christie series”. Some of Whiteley’s artworks include “Head of Christie”, “Christie and Hectoria McLennan”, “10 Rillington Place” and “Christie and Kathleen Maloney”.
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast, is a collection of stories that vary from parodies to extended variations of famous fantasy stories. Jane Yolen, challenged the most popular children’s story ever, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and created a more upbeat Wonderland with a more hard-hitting Alice than usual. The original Alice in Wonderland is a tale about a girl who falls asleep and dreams about this magical and adventurous land known as Wonderland. Alice in “Tough Alice,” has made multiple trips to this magical realm and has become a veteran to the laws and duties of Wonderland. Both stories embark on Joseph Campbell’s idea of Structuralism, ‘Hero’s Journey’ by following the sub-elements
Red Queen attempts to breathe new life into dystopian YA, blending social injustice with supernatural powers. However, at this point, nearly all the plot elements the book contains have already been done and it seems impossible not to compare the story with all those that have come before. Some stories can make a prince in disguise or secret revolutionaries seem fresh and exciting, but though this book kept me reasonably engaged, it never blew me away. It is a solid YA dystopia, and one sure to please fans of the genre, but I have to admit I do not understand all the hype it has received.
Rosalie Gascoigne started working as an artist in Australian later in her life during the 1970’s to late 1990’s. Her focus was on the environment and sustainability as she often used discarded objects such as streets signs and drink crates and gave them purpose. Her line of work is closely associated with the postmodernism movement which challenged the notion of art existing to be representative and instead insisted there is no ‘real art’ meaning anything can be art.
he book Red Queen takes places in the kingdom of Norta, in the future. Norta consists of Prince State, King State, and Regent State. The kingdom of Norta has people with red blood, and silver blood. The people with silver blood have powers and they are looked upon as regal and special. Most silvers find themselves better reds, and reds don’t like this. In each on state there is a main city or main cities. The main city for the Prince State is Delphie. Delphie is modern day Philadelphia and a lot of Silvers live there. The main city for King State is Summerton, right underneath Summerton is the Stilts. Summerton is where a lot of Silvers live, and the Royal family stays there for the summer. Summerton is very regal, clean, and nothing reds
Suzanne Collins once said, “For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.” For a early age, we learn that trust is important in build relationships. Sometimes that trust is betray and it can leave long lasting scars on our hearts. Red Queen is a novel that teaches a valuable life lesson through conflict that holds true even for today’s teenager: anyone can betray anyone.
“The truth is what I make it, I could set this world on fire and call it rain.” - Red Queen. Mare Barrow lives in a world divided by blood, the reds and the silvers, the silvers are better than all of the reds and all the reds are good for is fighting in war, all until Mare Barrow. Mare’s brothers have all gone off to war and her best friend Kilron is going to as soon as he turns 18, but Mare, being as stubborn as always, decides to do something about it. This suspenseful book is a page turner as something happens to Mare that doesn’t just change Mare, but the entire world of reds and silvers. Red Queen isn't just reds and silvers but it portrays a whole message about segregation in the real world as well. The reds are treated differently just because the color of their blood and the silvers are treated like royalty because of their blood color and they all have amazing powers, for example, there is strong arm, a super strong person. There is a nymph, someone who controls water, and many more. This is similar to segregation between sexes or races and throughout the whole book, protests are occurring between bloods for equality.
In the book, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, Mare’s world is run by people of silver blood with the people of red blood bowing down to their every word. Mare is forced into royalty and must act silver, although she is red in the blood. The author included specific details in the story that helps build character and helps the readers understand the story. Two details that help readers understand the story are similes and the point of view.
As curator I wish to recommend the inclusion of artworks by Danie Mellor and Cia Guo-Qiang for the upcoming exhibition “Utopian Australia – the Lucky Country?”.
I read the book, Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard. The book was published in New York from Harpercollins in the year 2015. The book has 383 pages. I’ve never read a book by Victoria Aveyard before, I enjoyed the book quite a lot. The book is fiction and it’s both action and romance. The title sparked my interest because I wanted to know what they meant by red queen. On the cover there’s a little quote that says “Power is a dangerous game”. The artwork on the cover is an upside down crown with red blood dripping down.
With “Outburst” exhibition, the Worth Ryder Art Gallery conveys their primary museum visitor is the recharger. Based on Dr. John H Falk’s work , the Worth Ryder Gallery attracts recharger. A recharger is “a visitor primarily seeking a . . .restorative experience. They see the museum as a refuge from the work-a-day world. .” Outburst a was the Senior Thesis Exhibition for 26 student artists. This showcase allows artist to display their work to the peers and community. Because Outburst is a senior thesis show that reflects the artist's own personal interest, conceptual concerns and materials research. The Wolf Girl and Finale Collection performance, convey inspiration and rejuvenation for the recharger.
Red queen takes place in the year 490 and is a world where people are divided by blood. The reds, who are regular human beings and the silvers who have silver blood and super powers. Mare Barrow is the protagonist of the story and she is quite different from all the others. Mare Barrow started off in a red village where all the reds live. She was a thief and she would lie to support her family. Mare faces the problem of having to go to war at age 18, since she can’t find a job. She then meets an unexpected stranger who would change her whole life.
While, The government in Red Queen was an actual monarchy. The royal family, who are all Silver Bloods, rule over the society. The royal family treats the citizens of the society as if they are of lesser importance, especially the Red Bloods.”Occasionally someone presses a square metal button on their table to flick on a light, indication they require a servant...But he doesn’t seem to notice and simply holds up his empty water glass, bored look on his face.” (Aveyard 58-59). This quote shows that the Silvers expect the Reds to be subservient to them. The quote, “The truth is what I make it. I could set the world on fire and call it rain,” (Aveyard 129) shows that the royal family can receive information and amend it into whatever they want the people to know.
Positioned alongside Central Park within the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museums, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within a museum. By analyzing two separate works on exhibit at the Met, I will pose the argument that museums offer a unique expression of a world view that is dictated through every element of its construction.
Whenever the queen is displeased it usually results in somebody getting their head cut off. This can be seen when Alice is put on trial in front of the queen and her court. The queens ruling results in Alice being guilty and becoming defiant to the queen. As a result the queen shouts, “off with her head!” (Carroll, 102). This represents Alice and her madness because as I stated earlier, this was all in Alice’s dream. Therefore the queen is a representation of what goes on in Alice’s head. She has that dark mental side to her nature.