Barbara Kruger

Liam Heeley

Barbara has created this image to representsociety's views towards women, I know this because the message is telling Women that they are being used in society for fun and that they are taking advantage off by the people with more power in society. This specific piece of her work used bold and contrasting text to allows the text to stand out over the image, this is done by white text being placed ontop of a red foreground. The black and white image in the background represents how women were seen as very plain, boring and simplistic as this is what the colors black and white infer. The image is a photographic and graphically designed image as the main picture was took as a photograph and the text was placed over the image using software. Overall the image creates a dark, gloomy mood as it is representing a negative subject that everyone in society must be informed about. The text creates much more meaning to the image as it is adding emphasis to the image.

This image that Barbara has created has a very strong message and is using an image of Hitler, who is known world wide for his negative actions during his life. The text scares the audience because it makes them realize what effect powerful people can have on the vulnerable, by using their power to control others. The colors used in this image are again very bold and contrast with each other. The bold, white text is very obvious as it is on a strong red foreground. Barbara has increased the size of the text ‘You Don’t’ so that it is more personal towards each individual member of the audience. The shape, rectangle, is repeatedly used in the image, but is very effective as it allows the text to stand out.