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Tumblr was the first site to host the blog for President Barack Obama in 2011.
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Queen Live at AID- 1985
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Creative Identity
As artist, we hold a sense of pride of establishing what makes our practice and our creative identity unique. Having our own voice allows us the freedom of expressing our true and genuine emotions, beliefs and even our identity. Freddie Mercury displays every aspect of his creativity identity through his unique voice and his outright magnetic performances he delivered on stage, that still to this day lives on. In his most memorable and last performance before he died, captured the essence of his creative identity. Queen (Live at the AID concert, 1985).
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Representations in Marilyn of a Fractured Identity.
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Fractured Identity
“The idea of the fractured identity relates to not one coherent self but multiple identities, these identities can evolve around different times. They are not necessarily unified around one ‘self’. Thus our identity is continually changing in efforts to adapt to new situations.” Barker (2012) p. 225. Andy Warhol's ‘Monroe’ series (1962-1967), the series arose shortly after her death. The use of repetitive imagery of Marilyn’s iconic face elude the sense of her fractured identity whilst being so prominent in the public eye. Many of the prints were in vibrant colours highlighting her effervescent personality, whilst some are expressed with darker tones expressing an unknown Marilyn that was hidden.
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Social Identity
Is the way in which an individual gains a sense of themselves through groups in society. These groups can impact in a positive and negative way depending on the latitude. “In the 1960’s, new cultural movements arose stating that the essence of the individual being is eventually entrapped and preyed upon by society” Mansfield (2000, p.18). The infamous artwork of Edvard Munch, ‘The Scream’ (1981). Can be interpreted as a universal scream of society by the pressures of the world. As an artist Munch retells his negative experiences of identifying as a man being ‘preyed’ and ‘entrapped’.
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Janis Joplin performing ‘Piece Of My Heart’.
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Authenticity.
Authenticity is finding and accepting what makes you who you are, “true freedom and fulfilment can only be gained be rejecting social pressures and by giving individuality uninhabited expression” Mansfield (2000) p. 18. Janis Joplin was one of the first female rock stars in the 60’s, unapologetically she was her authentic self. From what she wore, the way she performed Joplin rejected societal norms surrounding female artist during that time through her blend of psychedelic, rock and blues. The evolution of female rock stars in the 60’s is an important note in knocking down barriers of what it was to be an acceptable ‘woman’ in society. The link above provides a video of one of her live performances perfectly illuminating her authenticity.
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Creative Influence
Artist are highly influenced by the world around them, aspects they’ve absorbed flows out into their practice. Staley’s QZ’s blog post (2018) covers the importance of acknowledging our creative influences and the freeing nature it can release when appreciating not all of our ideas are unique and original. Jean Michel- Basquiat rose to fame in the 60′s making his mark in the art world, now recognised as a ‘cultural influence’ of his time. Sawyer (2017) reflects on his childhood consisted of angst moving from school to school and life growing up in New York in the late 1970’s. The city was no way near as glitz and enriched as it is nowadays with the city being described as ‘crumbling’. Throughout his art practice images of distortion and chaos visibly reappear proving links of his creative influence through the world he knew, it wasn't all picture perfect.
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Sensory Knowledge
Is the intelligence we gain from the experience of our senses. Maslen (2015, p.56) highlights the significance “that they actively mediate how we think and how we act”. This knowledge is a huge part in artist's inspiration, what we see, feel and smell can support us with a unique type of experience no other type of knowledge can provide. It is an important part of our sense of self and how we view the world around us. In particular aboriginal artist highlight the importance of our connection with our environment. A common practice in aboriginal history is when, “The men would draw symbols into the sand whilst telling stories”. The long association of land and Aboriginal culture is seen in Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s painting, ‘Earth Creations’ 1994. Kngwarreye’s painting is in inspirited by the change in seasons referred to as ‘the green time’, when the land has been nourished and is in complete flourish. Through the knowledge of her senses of such time, Kngwarreye's delivers an enchanting representation of the thriving land.
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Overdetermination
Is the psychological theory, in which considers all accounts of individual behaviour and what may unveil the darkest corners of our unconscious. “Freudian argues that even the most trivial behaviours humans endear in day to day life hold deeper meaning into our most paramount psychological complexities.” Mansfield (2000, p.29) . Yayoi Kusama’s art began as an escape from reality, as well her social dues that arose from being a female in intransigent times in Japan of arranged marriages. Kusama suffered deep mental sufferings from her childhood, which later were linked to her practice. Her daily obsession of dots began through her art making but later became her sense of self, therefore highly supports freudians theory of ‘Over determination’ in relation to her deepest psychological despairs connecting to her practice and manic compulsion.
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Unconscious
Cherry establishes in her study (2019) that “Freud described the unconscious of something we hide buried underneath our conscious awareness. He believed for the most part it was built upon unacceptable or unpleasant content, that unconsciously affect our behaviours and experiences throughout life.” An example of the unconscious can be seen in Lewis Carroll's ‘Alice In Wonderland’. From afar the 1951 children's book can be seen with a sheet of innocence, but delving into it the symbolic nature of the story itself reveals the parallel connections within Alice's fall into wonderland to her unconscious unveiling. Mays blogspot post (2014) covers how the themes of fear, anxiety, pain and conflict arise throughout the story, all of which connect to Alice's anguish of growing up in the Victorian era.
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