Hannah Thomson<\/p>\n
28th<\/sup> September<\/p>\n In Class Leader<\/p>\n Exit Through the Giftshop <\/em>is a documentary that conveys the story of what appears just an ordinary man who has a passion for videotaping. The filming obsession resides in the death of his mother and how he longs to record events because one day that person might no longer exist. Thierry Guetta, a Los Angeles-based Frenchman stumbled into videotaping street artists. \u00a0He gained their trust on the premise that he was making a documentary on street art. Through these connections he managed to penetrate Banksy\u2019s inner circle, spending time recording him. After Banksy established Thierry was potentially unhinged, he suggested he go back to LA and make art. This led to the birth of Mr Brainwash (MBW). MBW had a successful art show making $1 million.<\/p>\n Introduction Subculture and Style<\/em><\/p>\n Hebdige discusses culture, subculture, semiotic, and ideology to try to decipher the meaning of graffiti. According to Raymond Williams the \u2018Culture and Society debate\u2019 led to a discussion on society and community. From this two basic functions of culture emerged, first a standard of aesthetic excellence, the second was rooted in anthropology that is culture is a \u201cway of life.\u201d Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure Barthes encourages individuals to think about what is \u201cuniversal,\u201d or \u201cgiven.\u201d That is, what are the hidden set of rules that you are unaware even exist. Additionally, Hebdige reminds us of Marx and his German ideology that \u201cideology thrives beneath the consciousness.\u201d Ideology is explained in the context of a school as within the bland buildings there are ideological assumptions, for example the raised lectern provides a \u201cnaturalised\u201d professional authority. Stuart Hall also argues that only the dominant groups of society get their voices heard, and therefore their ideology. Through all these defined structures it has led to \u201crefusal\u201d and the development of subcultures. Examples of subcultures discussed in the piece are punk rockers, and street artists. The big question is, based on these unconscious society structures, is street art an expression of art intelligence, or rather just graffiti?<\/p>\n Critical Questions<\/p>\n – <\/strong>Family influences<\/p>\n – <\/strong>Art vs graffiti (Ted Talk)<\/p>\n – <\/strong>School – says it is bad<\/p>\n – <\/strong>Can anyone in the class link this to Benjamin?<\/p>\n\n
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