Visual Rhetoric
February 10, 2009
Visual Rhetoric January 2009 -
This unit will look at recurring themes in visual representation; its aim is to look at the concept of originality. Can a purely original idea still be achieved or are we continually re-contextualising various themes, concepts and applicants that have been in existence for centuries?
An example would be the cliche and how, when placed in a knowing context (i.e. irony) the idea becomes relevant and able to communicate on a new level. Recurring themes will be explored in the context of new media. Are there recurring themes and ideas evolving that are particular to digital practice? What is new?
- Communication through visual concepts.
- Relationship between the medium and the message.
- Sign, symbol, metaphor and visual rhetoric.
- Digital workshops.
- Post-modernism as a graphic device.
