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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Michael Tribone

Judit Barberà Orna

Idiom - 16 views

started by Judit Barberà Orna on 23 Jan 13 no follow-up yet
  • Michael Tribone
     
    What is the association to omelets? We have "pie in the sky" to refer to someone's dream vision of a goal or object-as in something without restrictions.
Karoliina Jokinen

Irmeli Huhtala's artwork of a milk advertising - 13 views

http:__www.finnagora.hu_en_tapahtumat_event_626---koti-etsii-ihmistae-romanikuvat-mainoksissa-irmeli-huhtalan-valokuvanaeyttely-budapestissa
started by Karoliina Jokinen on 22 Jan 13 no follow-up yet
  • Michael Tribone
     
    Great! I didn't see the association with the color of her dress and the flowers on her head! What a fantastic way to break through stereotypes, by using them, to promote a collective identity.
elinasaini0

Irmeli Huhtala's artwork of milk advertising - 11 views

started by elinasaini0 on 21 Jan 13 no follow-up yet
  • Michael Tribone
     
    Yes. My reading of the image was different because I didn't know the codes within the image for Finnish people. The image hailed certain aspects of my culture and identity and naturally I went to that reading first before trying to negotiate the meaning of the dress and the woman's ethnicity.
Lindsay Bayer

Irmeli Huhtala's artwork of a milk advertising - 20 views

subjectivity referentiality surprise social stance ambiguity remix negotiating meaning
  • Michael Tribone
     
    Hey Lindsay,

    Yes. There was a lot that I thought that I could assume without the knowledge of the culture and it definitely contrasts with our milk campaigns in the US. However, we still have an association with femininity and milk. Right or wrong. Good or bad. We have an association with milk and nurturing? Is this bad? Are they trying to associate their product with the natural aspects of being human? Does the traditional dress lend credibility?

    Michael
  • Michael Tribone
     
    Kids are definitely funny! In the State College, PA area, we have a local commercial that is sponsored by a dairy council about the virtues of chocolate milk. Chocolate milk for your kids as a snack, to drink as a recovery beverage after working out or sports, for good bones and teeth.
Iina Ruuskanen

Good and bad food - 12 views

started by Iina Ruuskanen on 21 Jan 13 no follow-up yet
Michael Tribone

Malachi at the Riparian Zone | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 2 views

    • Michael Tribone
       
      The early bird gets the worm. It's something that my grandfather, Joseph, said quite often. He meant that if you get up and get going and get it done that you'll succeed in life. Don't wait around, get up and get going. Don't wait to be told what to do, get up and do what you need to do. I thought about finding images of sunrises, birds, and such but it just doesn't fit for me. So I chose a photo of my dog. My dog's name is Malachi. We get up and do it everyday. Rain or shine. Sick or in good health. There's no design by committee. There's no pontification. It's get up and get going. Lead or be lead. Results are immediate.The early bird gets the worm says to me that you get right to the heart of he matter. It's not about being first or getting up at the crack of dawn. It means that you're laser beam focused on the task at hand and that task ay hand deserves your attention.
Michael Tribone

Tapahtumat - Koti etsii ihmistä - romanikuvat mainoksissa. Irmeli Huhtalan va... - 15 views

    • Michael Tribone
       
      How is subjectivity constructed in the image, and whose subjectivity is constructed? Subjectivity is constructed through the language used in the text, the photo of the woman, her style of dress, and what she holds in her hands. I would say that both male and female subjectivity is constructed in the image. However, it would be from a traditional, heterosexual perspective that it is constructed. One that portrays femininity, motherliness, youthfulness, and abundance. What prior knowledge is assumed? I think that one's prior knowledge of the language and culture are assumed. Also the style of traditional dress is assumed and that one could be able to decode its meaning. Making visible in visual art (what does that mean in contemporary art)? Making visible in visual art means that we can identify the codes and conventions used to construct and image and text and navigate its meaning. It also means that when one is able to make the invisible visible, that one is able to identify the normalized meaning within a certain text.
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