I’ve known for a long time that people read different meanings into pictures. Their perspectives are focused on how they connect to the pictures in front of them. This image I’ve made in Spark, as I was trying to learn how to use the software, seeking meaning in visual expression.
All Brilliant Ideas
But really what do the pictures tell you. What do you read into them. Denotations and connotations — which do you prefer?
The choices you make, may be subtle and not mindful. There is a USA flag and a fence in one picture. Does that mean anything to you? Does it mean that liberty is behind a wall?
Does the bench in the wood mean that nature has be “surbanized”?
Does the stretch of road mean their is hope on the horizon?
Really I’m not really sure there is any meaning which I an promoting. The picture was just an exercise in learning the software. How to create a layout. The pictures were selected by how well they grooved together.
I could write a story from the images. One could take inferences, and model a fiction. The bench could mean in one person’s mind solitude; in another’s loneliness. When we use pictures to paint a picture, sometimes our meaning is lost as the party perceiving it have a point of view that is quiet different. The flag is the strongest and most likely skewed symbol. Some want to stomp on it, light it afire, send wmds (weapons of mass destruction) at it. Others honor it like a sacred and holy icon.
I spoke to neighbor the other day about his yard, and referencing the land of Oz. His yard was recently redone and planted with rye. The green is bright and vibrant, much brighter than everyone else’s yard in the neighborhood. He didn’t get the reference.
Land of Oz
In order to understand the picture you should go talk to the man behind the scenes, the wizard. Pictures are generated to convey a meaning, most of the time. To some photography is a form of art, and to others it is a form of message manipulation. Strong images can elicit strong emotions!
The4 same can be said for modern media. The images and stories they project carry meaning. But who is the man behind the media. What is it that they are saying. much of the media is owned and operated by a few companies.
These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America
According to the above mentioned article there are 233 media executives that control what 277 million Americans read everyday. The men behind the curtain hold the key to what the message is.
Since the news is controlled by companies, you can bet that the number one reason for the media is to tell Americans something that these executives want you to know. [Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. It’s not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not — it’s all propaganda. (Taken from https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/propaganda).] Being a capitalist nation, the focus is on making money. Yes, the imagery of green naturally!
The primary investors in these companies may have something to day about other messages that they want. The spin doctors use their magic to make the world as green as possible. Wouldn’t we all like to know what is really going in behind those curtains?
It’s curtains for curtains!
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