Postmodern Visual Analysis

This piece of artwork was made using images on photoshop, paint, ink, marker and magazine cutouts. The composition is very close to being symmetrical and the layout of the piece allows the eye path of the viewer to move from the center, which is the focal point, to each layer that surrounds it. There is both circular and rectangular shapes, which creates a sort of balance and rhythm to the piece. The colors of the painting are warm with mostly an analogous scheme with greens and blues.

The denotative meaning of this piece is that there are a collage of different social media and internet mediums slightly deformed being taken in by a black hole. Surrounding this image is a large circle with question marks and around that is a collage of words. The connotation that comes with this piece is a feeling of questioning and reflection. It makes you think about the words that are present and ask yourself how they connect to the message and how much they relate to your life. There is an ideology of consumerism of social media and how there with all of this information out there it really has no meaning because of how accessible and easy it is to get hold of. 

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