The artwork "You Are Not Yourself" was made by the postmodern artist Barbara Kruger in 1982. Her work is always focuse on social ideas and gender problems. As a feminist, Barbara Kugra choosed a female to be her represented participants in this work.
- the shattered marrior is a reflection on her misery
- shows feminie problem in the society
- campare with "you are" & "yourself", the word "not" is fairly small
- "not" is set beside her eye. However, her eyes are closed. This is her choose to not see
- gives the idea: you think you are yourself, but you are NOT yourself anymore
- marrior is a symbol of the community. It influence by public value, history and male that makes female not themself anymore
Wow, very interesting picture. Your read into the piece is very interesting too. The juxtaposition of the work "not" being in the center and next to the eye as you said does hold a lot of relevance to this piece.
ReplyDeleteGreat work.