Week 6 - Barbara Kruger

American conceptual/pop artist Barbara Kruger is internationally renowned for her signature black, white and red poster-style works of art that convey in-your-face messages on women's rights and issues of power. Coming out of the magazine publishing industry, Kruger knows precisely how to capture the viewer's attention with her bold and witty photomurals displayed on billboards, bus stops and public transportation as well as in major museums and galleries wordwide. She has edited books on cultural theory, including Remaking History for the Dia Foundation, and has published articles in the New York Times, Artforum, and other periodicals. Monographs on her work include Love for Sale, We Won't Play Nature to Your Culture and others. She is represented in New York by Mary Boone Gallery. A major exhibition of her work will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in fall 1999, and at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2000.

1.Research Kruger's work to find an example from the 1970s or 1980s to compare with a more recent work.

The black and white poster is Kruger's work in the 1985. And the blue and red one is designed by Chinese designer in the 2009. Another work is designed by Pablo Di Firma ,Argentina,2009.

First, I am going to explain Kruger's work. Her works all are black , white and red. It's looks so clear. People is easy to understand what she is conveying. Compare with recent poster. I think recent work is more sample than the past, and more colorful. Nowadays, designers like to use images to convey the massage rather than use words.

2.How has Kruger's work changed with the developments in contemporary visual arts?

Kruger's work is the type of ' text art ' also known as 'Language Arts'. she usually design the poster which involved many social issues. For example, Politics/ propaganda, Consumerism, Feminism/ Gender Roles.

3.Describe a recent work that moves away from the 'poster' type work of her early career.

Kruger is more emphasis to used the text and ready-made images on the art works.

4.Find 2-3 works by Kruger to add to your blog.

4.How does the audience experience a more spatial, installation art work compared with a poster?

I think , the spatial or installation art work is more complicated than the Poster. Because the audience can immediately understand what the poster say. Even though, the spatial or installation art work is more attract the audience.

5.What elements does Kruger use in her work to create a strong impact?
She use the language art to create a strong impact.

6.Comment on the development of her work over the last 30 years.
I think Kruger's work was becoming more colorful. As the development, she likes to use red color more than before. The Poster looks more lively. and the works is more attract than the white and black.

7.Comment on the examples that you find on other students blogs.