{"id":772,"date":"2019-10-11T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/?p=772"},"modified":"2019-10-16T23:17:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T23:17:14","slug":"blog-post-3-image-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/image\/blog-post-3-image-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post #3-Image Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I sought out to select an image that would make me think about its cause. I felt art completed by hand would show more of the artist\u2019s thinking process, and I wanted the image to speak to a specific issue, not just a promotional campaign. Based on looking at the poster, I thought of the following questions: Why did Vera Bock feel that this message needed to be delivered to the public? Who was she directly speaking to? Was she speaking in favor of the government or in protest? Was this an idea thought of by her or proposed to her by the WPA? A focus in class was how the government enacted the Federal Project One not only to put people back to work in order to strengthen the economy, but to use the power behind the voice of artists as “meaningful symbols” to gain acceptance and support from citizens in their time of distress. A criticism of the Federal Art Project was that some felt it was based in communist thinking, and artists could use their work to protest the government rather than speak as an advocate for them. <\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> The glitched image that I developed could be an example of this protest, and how easily the meaning of art can be changed, skewed, or misinterpreted just by its presentation alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image analysis, in a way, forces us to look at the image in its various segments. Instead of viewing art at its face value, we investigate who created the piece, why it was created, and for whom it was created. I enjoyed the process of both the analysis and the glitching. I think it helps to really understand art when it is seen through its purpose, and that is what was done by analyzing its creator, consumption, and the image itself. Initially, I did not expect the glitch to show me anything exciting. I was prepared for the photo to look the same, but with some streaks thrown in. My image ended up looking chopped, which I feel is not only impressive, but helped me to see the presentation in a different way. If the poster had been published broken through the glitch, then the public may have held a different impression with what message the artist was trying to convey. The original image shows strength in the WPA, whereas the glitched image shows a broken system. This is a similar concept to what Kramer talked about in his piece, where he stated \u201cglitching\u2026through the manipulation of underlying code offer[s] untapped possibilities for historical inquiry.\u201d <\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> This is an idea that can be utilized by artists to alter the emotions and perceptions of their audience in a way that might not be obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibit: http:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/cnd\/exhibits\/show\/wpaposterfedartproject\/wpa-rumor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omeka Item: http:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/cnd\/items\/show\/198<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I sought out to select an image that would make me think about its cause. I felt art completed by hand would show more of the artist\u2019s thinking process, and I wanted the image to speak to a specific issue, not just a promotional campaign. Based on looking at the poster, I thought of the … Continue reading “Blog Post #3-Image Analysis”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":773,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions\/773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicadoeshistory.com\/courseblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}