Annie, Real and Ideal.

Ideal Annie in Heaven (BGC heaven, that is.)

Real Annie with patriotic flag in the background.

1: Say something that relates at least one of these images to our mass media culture-at-large.
The second photo, the "real" Annie, could be seen as a product of modern culture.  She is making a casual "peace" symbol with her hand which is being cut off by the wristband she wears.  The wristband itself is probably significant but remains photographically silent so it cuts off the symbolic gesture from the happy-go-lucky facial expression Annie is making in much the same way that the mass advertising and media is splitting symbolizim from actual, genuine meaning.

2: Post an image from either the media or art history that relates to one of these images and explain your reasoning.  It can be an image whose values are opposite the ethos in the picture, that bears a direct contrast in sensibility.  Or it can be similar to one of the images that you made; something that you or your partner wanted to emulate.


Heavy Metal Singer Ronnie James Dio

This image is directly opposite of the meaning of the photograph of Annie.  Quite obviously the gesture that Ronnie is making is polar opposite to the "peace" sign.  However, the truth is that probably both gestures have lost their intended meaning over the ages, and rightly so in the case of the "devil horns."  For Ronnie, it is the microphone that is the center of his attention as he looks towards it in a snide, yet almost passive look.  Annie, on the other hand, is enjoying herself and relaxing while casually making the gesture with her right hand, most likley as a bit of a joke.



Extra Credit: Real photo of me.

This photo is "real" because I am wearing an origninal WWI uniform owned by one of my relatives.  At times it feels as though my "real" self is trapped in the wrong time.