Come see my work @ the AMT Show opening on May 15th!
THESIS SUMMARY
Visualizing the Origins of Dissent in DPRK (the last Stalinist state)
is a mixed-media examination and exploration of the art controlling
totalitarian state of North Korea and the “soon to come” images of
dissent.
THESIS STATEMENT
The relationship between visual language and visual culture inspired
this exploration. If culture is human expression, how do images shape
our understanding of experiences today? North Korea is censorship in
its purest form. In the “Democratic People’s Republic” of Korea,
art is under complete control. Artists there are strictly limited to
producing propaganda for the state. Art is for the nation; individual
expression is forbidden. Art there has always been in the service of
power since its inception as a means to communicate and to guide
people. But what happens when that power comes into question? What
would individual expression look like if it opposed the status quo?
What would the first forms of graffiti look like in North Korea?
Visualizing the Origins of Dissent in DPRK (the last Stalinist state)
is a mixed-media examination and exploration of the “soon to come”
images of dissent. This exploration solidifies its content in many
forms, one of which is an interactive form of propaganda that engages
the viewer in a visual poll. Another comes in the form of defaced
portraits of the “Dear Leaders” that hang in every room in North
Korea, including subway trains, movie theaters, and libraries. The
last is a representation of the secretive state and it’s current
leader underlying symbolic meanings and origins of piñatas (???).
Enjoy!
Come see my work @ the AMT Show opening on May 15th!
THESIS SUMMARY
Visualizing the Origins of Dissent in DPRK (the last Stalinist state)
is a mixed-media examination and exploration of the art controlling
totalitarian state of North Korea and the “soon to come” images of
dissent.
THESIS STATEMENT
The relationship between visual language and visual culture inspired
this exploration. If culture is human expression, how do images shape
our understanding of experiences today? North Korea is censorship in
its purest form. In the “Democratic People’s Republic” of Korea,
art is under complete control. Artists there are strictly limited to
producing propaganda for the state. Art is for the nation; individual
expression is forbidden. Art there has always been in the service of
power since its inception as a means to communicate and to guide
people. But what happens when that power comes into question? What
would individual expression look like if it opposed the status quo?
What would the first forms of graffiti look like in North Korea?
Visualizing the Origins of Dissent in DPRK (the last Stalinist state)
is a mixed-media examination and exploration of the “soon to come”
images of dissent. This exploration solidifies its content in many
forms, one of which is an interactive form of propaganda that engages
the viewer in a visual poll. Another comes in the form of defaced
portraits of the “Dear Leaders” that hang in every room in North
Korea, including subway trains, movie theaters, and libraries. The
last is a representation of the secretive state and it’s current
leader underlying symbolic meanings and origins of piñatas (???).
Enjoy!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cPb45tzgdQ&NR=1[/youtube]
I want that alarm clock. haha.
Enjoy!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cPb45tzgdQ&NR=1[/youtube]
I want that alarm clock. haha.
Enjoy!
Kim Jong-il had not appeared in public since last year
“Having comrade Kim Jong-il at the highest post of our country again is a great honour and happiness,” a newscaster said on state-run television.
Mr Kim, 67, has ruled the impoverished nation of 24 million with absolute authority since his father’s death in 1994. (via BBC)
Kim Jong-il had not appeared in public since last year
“Having comrade Kim Jong-il at the highest post of our country again is a great honour and happiness,” a newscaster said on state-run television.
Mr Kim, 67, has ruled the impoverished nation of 24 million with absolute authority since his father’s death in 1994. (via BBC)
