Monday, 20 March 2017

Postmodernism and Appropriation: Part two, Memes Seminar

A meme is taking an image and applying a caption, something funny, sometimes unrelated. It is free and open art. It is quite a complex art form, to create a meme that is not offensive in anyway way towards any stereotype. 

Our first task was to produce a Donald Trump Meme: We were given an architect brief, it had a number of facts on that we could then use to help us create a meme. The basic fact being, he has plans to build the controversial wall along the country's border with Mexico, with a deadline for prototype proposals set for early next month. 



We needed to produce and apply a witty, relevant, engaging statement to create a meme. I looked online to help give me a few ideas as to where to start and how a meme creates a funny profile. There were a lot of Trump memes online! Such as:




 
My Donald Trump meme: 'I suck my own finger because Melania won't. 'Get that Mexican OUT.'  





Our next meme task was to create a meme based on Nicola Sturgeon. The subject was the Scottish independence and how Nicola Sturgeon was willing to discuss vote delay. 'First minister suggests she would consider putting off referendum by a 'reasonable' amount of time but not until after Brexit'.