Social Issues & Ethical Questions
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SOCIAL ISSUES & ETHICAL
QUESTIONS
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Social critiqueArtists have & continue to highlight
problematic issues in society.Raise public awareness – can lead
to change for the betterFocused on conveying a messageSome artists experiment with the
ethical limits of art in order to get attention & shock the general observer
OVERVIEW
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Tries to make the viewer evoke emotionPossibly shock the viewer
Addresses an important issueSymbolism is used within the workCan have one interpretation or open-
ended/ambiguous
CHARACTERISTICS
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58) THE ABORIGINAL MEMORIAL
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By: Paddy DhatanguCreated to correspond with the 200 th
anniversary of the European Settlement in Australia
Marked past tragedies & current inequality for the aboriginals of Australia
Consists of 200 traditional coffins (hollowed logs – dupun) each decorated with unique designs & images
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-LSea6zAqo
58) THE ABORIGINAL MEMORIAL (1988) NATURAL PIGMENTS ON 200 LOGS
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59) NICKEL TAILINGS #30 SUDBURY, ONTARIO
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By: Edward Burtynsky - Contemporary Canadian Photographer
Main theme: nature transformed through industry
Open-ended interpretationSubjects are often torn between
beauty & repulsion/attraction & fearExplores dilemma of consuming
materials to improve our lives, but harming the earth & our own health in the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7oDeUyYj0Y
59) NICKEL TAILINGS #30 SUDBURY, ONTARIO. (1996)
PHOTOGRAPH
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60) MOTHER AND CHILD DIVIDED
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By: Damien Hirst – Contemporary British Artist
Believes art is in the mind – has assistants to create his work
Plays with the concept of what is art – aims to shock the viewer
Attempts to create attraction & repulsion towards his subject
Tries to create metaphors to religious themes
Often accused of plagiarism by other artists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh42L1dtGE4
60) MOTHER AND CHILD DIVIDED (1993) STEEL, GRP COMPOSITES, GLASS, SILICONE
SEALANTS, COW, CALF, FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION
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61) THE DINNER PARTY
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By: Judy Chicago Massive ceremonial banquet on a triangular
table with 39 place settings – each commemorating an important woman from history
Includes embroidered runners, gold chalices/utensils & painted porcelain plates with raised motifs (butterfly & genitalia forms) that reflect on each specific woman
999 names of other women inscribed on tile floor
61) THE DINNER PARTY (1979) CERAMIC AND HANDWOVEN CLOTH
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Women featured from primordial times to Georgia O’Keefe (20 th Century)
Meant to highlight the fact that women are often overlooked in written history
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62) WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO
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By: Barbara Kruger Comes from 2 pop culture
concepts: Norman Rockwell’s image of “Dick & Jane” and Tina Turner’s lyrics from the Mad Max movie set in a post-nuclear war future
Works are somewhat ambiguous & allows for more than one interpretation
Questions concept of heroism & the role of boys vs. girls in society
62) WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (1987) PHOTOGRAPHIC SILKSCREEN /
VINYL
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Uses advertising techniques to attract people’s attention & make them aware of issues
From mid 1970’s+, belonged to Artists Meeting for Social Change – wanted to create art with more intellectual challenge & political content
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wTb7pOSPG4
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