Barbara Kruger

major in art but you might think I’m a little insane for coming all the way from Houston to Washington Dc to learn about my favorite feminist artist Barbara Kruger. I came down here to get more in depth about Kruger’s painting ‘’your body is a battleground’’ which was made in 1989 with a more modern style, being contemporary. In this artwork Barbara is stating her feelings towards the unfairness of women’s rights and how she is so supporting on the right for us women to choose on our decision in

Fiona Hall and Barbara Kruger are both female post-modern artists. While their works both reflect the world and contemporary issues, Hall’s work focuses more on the themes of sexuality, colonialism and society’s relationship with nature, while Kruger’s work is more political and mainly centred around the theme of feminism. As post-modern contemporary artists, their work is all about challenging the idea of the viewer. Fiona Hall was born in Oatley, New South Wales in 1953. She is one of Australia’s

I am studying suicide rates because I want to find out how hostile communication leads to depression and low self-esteem, in order to help my reader understand how words can cause psychological suffering. I chose this subject because of its controversial nature and its relevance to my life. I, as well as several friends of mine, have been affected by this issue in our lives, and its impact tends to linger. I approached this topic by addressing the relationship between words and their effects; I wondered

Barbara Kruger's work has, and continues to leave a legacy on the world's ideological perspectives. Barbara scrutinizes the hackneyed society standards of consumerism, greed, sex, religion, and gender. Causing much controversy over her blunt, and sometimes vulgar artwork, Kruger is not one to shy away from mass media judgement. Taking a closer look at Barbara's childhood and early training, her brand of artistry, and how the world responds to her unparalleled pieces is the key to gaining insight

The words "You are not yourself" are written across it in bold cut-out letters. You stop to think to yourself about the possible meanings of this poster. It shows the apparent work of a feminist sowing women's struggle with her own self-image. Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist as well as a transformational leader, states Wikipedia (1). She uses her work to make people think about the serious issues in society today. Her work is in many common places for the view of

I find myself leaning more towards the appreciation of the work of women artists who use their talent and skills to express themselves and/or the causes they stand for. For this assignment I chose the work pieces of Believe +doubts =sanity by Barbara Kruger, By the light 2013 by Shinique smith and untitled 2002 by ellen Gallagher. Belief + Doubt” is an exhibition of more than 60 selected works from a promised gift of 100 donated by collectors David Horvitz and Francie Bishop Good to the NSU Art

Feminism is the advocacy of equal women's rights. Barbara Kruger was born towards the end of WWII, thus beginning the era where women were giving factory work in order to aid the war while the men were fighting overseas. Kruger is a conceptual artist who focused her work on on many aspects of life such as feminism. Kruger confronted her viewers in a instigative manner, causing them to reconsider any preconceived notions. She had a tendency to pair photographs with assertive text that challenged her

According to the Art History Archive, Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist born in Newark, New Jersey in 1945. She attended Syracuse University in 1964 where her interests in graphic design, poetry, and writing developed. A year later, Kruger moved to New York and attended Parsons School of Design where she was exposed to the creative spheres of photography, fashion, and editorial design. In 1966, she left Parsons to work for Condé Nast Publications and soon after began to work at Mademoiselle

including: Eleanor Antin, Tamara De Lempicka, Jennifer Linto, Jenny Hozler, who went to Ohio University for her BFA and created Truisms, Judy Chicago, stated before was one of the original artist a part of the feminist art movement, Barbara Kruger, and Rora Blue. Barbara Kruger is a conceptual, feminist, activist artist. Kruger's graphic work mostly consists of black and white

of artwork that are considered alternative media from our textbook and one piece from my own research. From all the great piece’s in our textbook, the two that stood out to me were. One is the “Untitled (Your Gaze Hits The Side Of My Face)” by Barbara Kruger. The second piece was in our previous discussion, even though we have already discussed the piece I still find myself contemplating as to what the meaning of this piece is, so I choose “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp. The last and finally piece is