DISSERTATION RESEARCH PROPOSAL LAUIL601 COP
Change of direction Last year I explored the term culture jamming, where artists and individuals would reconstruct or subvert advertising and consumerism in the mass media, by methods such as producing advertisements parodying global government brands. I really enjoyed the practical side of producing a visual response with found images, as well as studying in collage, the theoretical side of society, culture and consumerism. However Throughout the summer I identified a theme of process which I could relate to my practice a lot more, still looking at urban art influenced by cultures, my research lead to zine culture, epitomising in the punk era the opportunity of individual design styles and like minded beliefs.
Introductory Statement I have really enjoyed focusing my research on cultural movements, especially within subcultures and youth cultures. Areas in which I have specialised in is the DIY zine culture, originating in the punk era. Used to express identities, opinions and styles through a mixed media of illustrations, collage and photography, I was able to establish a field in which my practice relates to. This summer I spent a lot of time reading through culture and art magazines, which helped me to identify the punk era and its underground scene,the punk subculture has allowed individuals who seek an alternative lifestyle to thrive diverting from the mainstream norms.
Illustrators and Culture Magazines ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Hattie Stewart Jose Miguel Mendez Camilla Perkins (African bold colour) Jo Brocklehurst (punk illustrations) Amit Shimoni (world leaders) Hisham Akira Bharoocha (ink & collage) Romare Bearden (collage-tate britain) ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Dazed Aesthetica Elephant Ukyoungartists Culturedmag The Last Magazine Huck
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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/mar/20/youth-subcultures-wherehave-they-gone- - Article on subcultures present and through the years https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jul/30/beautiful-losers-h armony-korine - Article about the documentry film Beautiful Losers https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/sep/04/revolutionary-artis ts-60s-counterculture-v-and-a-you-say-you-want-a-revolution - The revolutionary artists of the 60s’ colourful counterculture http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/24544/1/the-da-zed-guide-to-br itish-subculture - History of British Subcultures https://www.leaf.tv/articles/what-effect-did-the-counterculture-have-on-ar t-fashion/ - What Effect Did the Counterculture Have on Art & Fashion?
Publication Websites ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
http://www.widewalls.ch/youth-culture-art-photographers/ http://www.permanentculturenow.com/introduction-to-diy-counterculture/ http://www.conemagazine.com/look-bristols-underground-comic-zine-culture / https://www.instagram.com/soyoungmagazine/ https://www.asbomagazine.com/zine-culture/ https://www.sistermagazine.co.uk/ https://www.themovemag.co.uk http://50watts.com/Puss-Magazine http://www.streetartbio.com/
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“Although at the time Punk looked like a spontaneous youth movement, it was part of the Postmodernist movement that began as a reaction to the rigid restrictions of Modernism.” (Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndma n) “If the impulse to create art is one of the defining signs of humanity, the body may well have been the first canvas...body art is visual language.” (Body art as visual Language, by Enid Schildkrout) “Very important. We aren't waiting to be asked or invited into the sphere of current affairs, we're barging our way in and filling a very important void. We are relevant because we are our own audience, and we want to give people a voice to those who need it,” said Sister magazine editor, Beccy Hill
Pavement Licker
http://www.pavementlicker.com/pl7.html Pavement Licker features prose, street art, illustration, stories and scribbles that are always on the good side of weird, focusing on mainly on popular culture and the punk scene. Featuring work by renowned and unknown artists and writers alike, the zine began as a way to support creatives in publishing work “without pushing a particular agenda or manifesto�
Zine Culture Millennials are pushing deeper into zine culture, developing pamphlets promoting social justice, relevant movements and even just art and poetry. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Pavement Licker Sniffin Glue (epitomised punk scene) Buffalo Zine (highbrow fashion & consumer culture) Bear Pit Zine (Bristol culture) Riot Grrrl Fact Sheet Five OOMK
Books and Theorists ● ● ● ●
Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture The DIY Movement in Art, Music and Publishing: Subjugated Knowledges SUBCULTURE THE MEANING OF STYLE: Dick Hebdige How to publish a fanzine by Mike Gunderloy 1988 (http://www.zinebook.com/resource/gunder.html )
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Albert K. Cohen (1918 – ) is a prominent American criminologist. He is known for his Subcultural Theory of delinquent urban gangs Dick Hebdige describes subcultures as a reaction of subordinated groups that challenge the hegemony of the dominant culture (Resistance Through Rituals 2006) Stuart Hall and Tony Jefferson described youth subcultures as symbolic or ritualistic attempts to resist the power of bourgeois hegemony by consciously adopting behavior that appears threatening to the establishment
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Visual Case Study http://janettebeckman.com/mashups/#0
From an idea curated by artist Cey Adams, a list of his artist friends were sent a selection of Janette Beckmans hip hop photos, they each chose an image to re-interpret in their own distinct styles. In true hip hop spirit the idea of re mixing and making something new from something old – the MashUp came together