In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
Sticker Shock
By Janet Evans
Monday, Aug 18 2008, 10:17 PM
“Art is often utilized as a form of propaganda, and thus can be used to subtly influence popular conceptions or mood. In a similar way, art which seeks to sell a product also influences mood and emotion. In both cases, the purpose of art here is to subtly manipulate the viewer into a particular emotional or psychological response toward a particular idea or object. “
Roland Barthes, Mythologies (1972), Hill and Wang:New York.
"No one seems to know where the mysterious stickers came from -- colorful dots that appeared in this eastern Wisconsin town, apparently placing a value on the most mundane of public objects. An orange dot on a decorative light post is labeled "Art Object, $10,000."
Nearby another sticker declares a green fire hydrant an art object worth $10.
The dots are all around downtown Appleton -- on cigarette-butt containers, trash cans and parking
meters.
They all have "Art Object" typed on them, with prices ranging from one cent to $10,000."
Read the entire article
HERE
A sticker labels this pole at College Avenue and Oneida Street in
downtown Appleton as "art object $100.00." The stickers mysteriously
appeared throughout the business district. Post-Crescent photo by M.P. King
Many people believe this “graffiti “ originated from area college students. But it seems no one will know. Especially if the culprits from the previous year weren’t found out.
An innocent enough scheme…As long as the stickers aren’t destroying any property. And it certainly is a unique way to draw attention to the yearly art festival.
