Class 4 Post


What I thought was significant about the lecture thus far was the use of critique in specific genres of poster-making and the absence of class critique during other eras of poster-making. For instance, when we reflected on more recent poster regarding the #blacklivesmatter movement and recent women's movement, we didn't discuss major designers that progress these movements, but rather we critiqued works that had no source or author. Thinking back to last class, we often accepted the posters shown in a historical context as a precedent for more recent work and did not aim to critique them at all. I am sure there is much critique to be made about white men's poster designs from the early/mid 20th century.

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  1. Dolores WilberJanuary 29, 2020 at 8:32 PM

    The videos, lectures and discussions have repeatedly offered that history is not progress. It is what happened, but there is always a point of view. Every history is one part of the story. Some students have voiced that they did not support Surrealism today and in other discussions they did not support the Dada movements. They found them confusing or messy, lacking in order. I support and encourage active critique of everything and would encourage that in discussion, blog posts or research papers and presentations. Almost every image that is put forward has an author/designer that is identified. If you find one that does not, please point that out. In a few cases, I could not find an author but generally noted that in the presentation. The discussion of black lives matter and the women's movement posters (formal design posters as opposed to hand-written signs in public demonstrations) did have designers identified for almost every one. The discussions of more contemporary posters was more about resonance (what we remember) and believe is worth examining. There has been significant critique about everything. As noted in the lecture today, for instance, the Constructivists were very critical of the design movements that were sentimental, and not tied to progress for the nation and working class. So I'm not sure I understand but I would like to hear more.

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    1. Dolores WilberJanuary 30, 2020 at 8:08 AM

      It occured to me that you might be referencing the Women's March 2020 as unidentified that I presented in class. All the photographs presented were taken by me.

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