Mike understood my intentions exactly as I wanted them to be taken. He commented upon the fast action as either representing theft of the card (my intent) or as fast/irrational spending (my under-current intent). There apparently was very little to no noise from my original piece.
His piece to me says "consumerism." In context to his response, it is a negative thing that will land you in poverty, debt, and eventual self-destruction. Even the model he chose to use- pale female, nice dress, upper-middle class, young-ish - speaks to our culture. What is acceptable? What is the "american ideal"? How will little girls be raised? We as a nation are sinking into our consumer-driven lives. Women tend to live the stereotype of poor money handlers in our society. Charge first ask questions later.
She pretty much hit the nail on the head. The piece was meant to show the negative and fast paced spending that can be down when one is out of control spending on their card. In retrospect I did not intend woman out solely in this representation but was unsure of how to properly represent a man and his spending habits. Unfortunately there is a crude stereotype with woman that is recognizable so I went with it. That said she did bring up some good points that weren't entirely clear to me at the time when I made this image about little girls and the influences upon them.
Mike understood my intentions exactly as I wanted them to be taken. He commented upon the fast action as either representing theft of the card (my intent) or as fast/irrational spending (my under-current intent). There apparently was very little to no noise from my original piece.
ReplyDeleteHis piece to me says "consumerism." In context to his response, it is a negative thing that will land you in poverty, debt, and eventual self-destruction. Even the model he chose to use- pale female, nice dress, upper-middle class, young-ish - speaks to our culture. What is acceptable? What is the "american ideal"? How will little girls be raised? We as a nation are sinking into our consumer-driven lives. Women tend to live the stereotype of poor money handlers in our society. Charge first ask questions later.
She pretty much hit the nail on the head. The piece was meant to show the negative and fast paced spending that can be down when one is out of control spending on their card. In retrospect I did not intend woman out solely in this representation but was unsure of how to properly represent a man and his spending habits. Unfortunately there is a crude stereotype with woman that is recognizable so I went with it. That said she did bring up some good points that weren't entirely clear to me at the time when I made this image about little girls and the influences upon them.
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