Thursday, 5 May 2011

Final CHINESE WHISPERS plan

I swapped John Keanes Untitled (Terrorist) for Basically we didn't feel they were terrorists (also by John Keane) as I like how it references the source of the imagery by incorporating text from a Russian documentary on the hostage crisis. It also shows both sides of the story on one canvas which is rare in media images as we are usually only shown the point of view supported by the newspaper or producer.

I also edited Andy Warhols Big Electric Chair as I thought that it stood out too much, didn't look natural. I much happier with the overall composition now.

I think that the first draft (in the first location) looks much more realistic as the images fit in with the surroundings much better but that is probably because it is in daylight. It is hard to reproduce the effect of lit imagery in a dark scene. Though I still prefer this final draft as I think the composition works much better as the work can be seen in one go and they look good grouped together. I like that its a night as well as it adds a sense og glitz and glamour which coincides with some of the famous imagery.

All that's really needed is the title of the show included. I would like to put it where the blue strip is underneath Wilhelm Sasnal's Terrorist Equipment John Keane's Submission III in the style of an old fashioned cinema or broadway font on the red and white screens above the ticket booths or in flurorescent font to match the showbiz, glitzy location.

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