Activity 4: Research images and meaning

Historical Images:

This image dates back to 1939 when the war had started and the country needed soldiers, this poster is almost trying to force you to join the army and fight for the country. The way it says "England expects every man to do his duty" makes it seem as if you dont actually have a choice because you are frowned upon if you do not join the army. it is also portraying that women can not join the arm and they are not wanted. 


In my view this poster is not right because you should have a choice to join the army not because the country says you have to, i also dont like the fact that it means that the army does not want women to fight, they should have also had the right to fight if they wanted to. 
Today this poster would be classed as sexist and unethical.

This is an image of the first man on the moon (neil armstrong) shot in 1969, this displays the first step of man moving forward in technology with a huge leap to get to the moon, the quote "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" shows that this is a huge 'step' for humans to move on from the earth.
The placing of the flag has always represented the ownership of territory but the united nations space treaty (1967) says that the flag does not mean ownership of land in space, i shows that mankind's has reached these distances.

This is the very famous 'last supper' painting, it is the painting of jesus with all of his friends the day before he gets crucified, this has hidden meaning in it because the wine in this meal was supposed to represent his blood and the bread represented the body. i feel that this image has a lot of meaning to christians as it shows their christ in his last days. 

This stencil painting by banksy has a lot of meaning to it like all of banksy's work, it stands for 'make peace not warfare' it is a man that looks like he is about to throw a grenade or bomb of some sort but instead he is throwing flowers, these flowers represent peace and love instead of pain and war.

this is a picture of the original 'loch ness monster' that was hoaxed in 1933, this picture is one of the most famous examples of cryptozoology which is a mixture of greek kryptos and zoology this stands for a 'study of hidden animals'.
The scientific community regards the Loch Ness Monster as a modern-day myth, and explains sightings as a mix of hoaxes and wishful thinking.
I feel that this image shows that a you can make people believe what you want them to believe from a simple image, this also shows that people will start to believe it if it is such a phenomenon.

In 1945 nearing the end of the war in the battle for lwo Jima, U.S soldiers raised a flag on top of mount Suribachi, this is now one of the most famous war photo's ever taken and it is recognised across the world.
I really like this picture because of the fact that it shows the U.S soldiers making a push and claiming land from the japanese.








Urban Signs and Symbols:

This image shows nature trying reach back into a city to claim the land because the land has been taken from it. I like this piece of art because of the style to it, it looks like the kind of graffiti you see on city walls but this has a meaning to it, the meaning is that humans have taken over the natural landscape and turned into a concrete jungle.

This sign is pointing out that you have to mind your head from this sign which is completely useless, i feel that this image is very funny but also stupid because someone had thought to put the sign there in the first place.

some signs dont make any sense such as this one, if the wires causes instant death then how will you be fined.
I feel that this sign is pointless and it needs to be replaced with a more appropriate one.

these symbols are very smoothly edged like you would see in graffiti on a wall in a city landscape. the arrows in this image could mean 'a path can change course easily' or the could mean nothing and just have been made to look cool.
The stripped cloud could like the yellow and black line you would find in machinery working in an urban landscape.
I really like this still because of the simplicity to it, it shows things dont have to be detailed to look good.

all these urban symbols have a meaning to them as you can see on each of them, they are all symbols you see in your daily life but you dont really notice them until you need them.
These types of signs are linked in with modern society and they are made to help people get through the day with less trouble.




Interactive media:

This image shows a car that has been formed out out of light, they used different coloured torches and changed the F stop on the camera so they had time to be in the shot but not show up, only the light does.

This image shows an advance in creativity using technology.

'sixth sense technology' is everyday technology but interacting with the real world, as you can see in the picture the man is able to call a number in his hand, he is also able to watch a video on a newspaper, this kind of technology is in its early stages but when it becomes more effective it could become a technological breakthrough.
I feel that technology like this would benefit the way a city or even a country works because things involving computers will become easier to access.