Islands By Pawel Kuczynski: Western American Culture

In the past 20 years technology has advanced very far and has taken over many parts of human lives. The large use of technology have made real human interactions more rare as it is now possible to talk to anyone at anytime with the use of social media and SMS. The artist Pawel Kuczynski uses the painting Islands to portray the western american culture as isolated individuals due to their addiction to social technology. Through an examination of the audience and purpose, the use of satire and symbolism it is evident that the artist is able to effectively show the audience that the western american culture has become more reliant on cellular devices as their source of human contact.

Firstly, it is evident that the artist Pawel Kuczynski is directing his message to the Western culture and more specifically to those who are exposed to the large use of technology. The audience can be easily identified because this photo can only be interpreted by people who are familiar to the given situation. The purpose for this painting can be interpreted in different way however a predominant idea is to open the eyes of the citizens in the western part of the world. Before the advancement in social technologies many people met in real life for food and other activities as their source of human interactions however, social media and instant messaging have …show more content…
The expert use of specific target audience, satire, and symbolism Pawel Kuczynski is able to show the whole world the result of neglecting real life human interactions and becoming too reliant on social media and technology as a source of human contact. This painting is not attempting to change the ways of western american culture, it is only showing the world the damage they have done and how much worse it could get if they continue down the same