The poster that I have made features the use of remixing to create a piece that questions the nature of rebellion against norms and conventions in art. Through it, I explore how rebellions do not always have to be vocal and can be thoughts instilled in and reflected through our behavior and interests. As such, I have decided to create a poster which rebels silently, without being vocal or in effect recognized as such (cannot be canonized).
As part of the rebellion against popular contemporary art that we learn and study at schools and at university, as well as those that are constantly being displayed at galleries, is the avenue of art that is practiced by many artists today. This includes the continued popularity of arts and crafts, which is what my poster consists of, as well as more classical art styles including the renaissance period and biblical art.
Following this, I used images that featured an Italian Renaissance self-portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola ‘self protrait at easel painting’, ‘Light of the World’ by Holman Hunt and images of the 3 wise men from charity greeting cards.
Sofonisba in her work as an artist was rebelling against society’s view of women artists, setting a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art.
Homan Hunt’s artwork was a rebellion against the academic style of art during his time. Along with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, they wanted to purify art, with inspirations from late medieval period, and early renaissance art with acute attention to detail.
Lastly, the postcard of the 3 wise men, is an embodiment of the arts and crafts movement of the 20th century, where many creative practitioners still use similar techniques.
The technique I used follows the cutting of a printed image, with different layers stacked upon each other with foam tape according to the perspective of the image. This creates a 3-dimensional effect as the viewer can see the different layers, with paper craft being a popular practice.
I also chose a size more akin to an A3 due to the fact that I wanted a hard back board, as well as the original plan for the whole thing to be interactive which it still is but only in the center image that gives added attention towards the images while covering the words. (A2 would make it too hard to manage).