Jen Schwarting's Exhibit Analysis

Three words to describe Jen Schwarting’s exhibit are Appropriation, narrative art and snapshot aesthetic. The narrative element is interwoven into the exhibit. The artist provides spectators with the general story of the subjects, drunk girls. However viewers are clueless to the individualized stories of the girls. As well as the relationship between the subjects and the photographers. Viewers can’t help but create or ponder the possibilities of the relationship the that exists between them. The exhibit is also part of appropriation art, as mentioned earlier these works include an element of photograph. The arts took photographs from a public domain and transformed them to make them seem like photographs encased in a painting or another form …show more content…
People are inundated with large amounts of images on the daily based that they are more willing to skim through images rather that look and examine the possible situations presented. The artist made an attempt to put the pictures in a different context and hold the viewers attention much like a painting would. At first I did what most people do when it comes to digital images, I took a quick glance and kept looking, it was only on the second walk around did I notice the interesting surrounding of the photographs. Another important topic the artist alluded to was the topic of privacy and the violation of privacy. This issue has proven to be detrimental and in some cases lethal. Over all the artist was looking to evoke an emotional response, any reaction out of viewers. The artist herself wasn’t sure what exactly she wanted people to …show more content…
Behaviors and images like these have become normalized. These images brig to mind the different gender stereotypes associated with men and women. Pictures of drunk men creates a different feeling than photographs of drunk women, even though men can be equally as vulnerable. Images of intoxicated women become a warning against the behavior. Women typically seem like they are in a dangerous situation. Pictures of drunk men often depict a fun situation, high energy, games. As mentioned earlier there is an element of privacy in the exhibit. The boundaries that once surrounded privacy have drastically changed. Prior to social media, people could feel more at easy about certain forms of expression like nudes, but these same forms of expression have been turned into tool for shaming and torment. There is a constant threat that a phone or icloud could be hacked creating repercussions for an individual’s