Power is the ability to get what you want. In America, we live in a society where Fear and power do not peacefully coexist. It is surrounded by various types of media, especially the entertainment industry, which has the power to influence popular culture through the vast number of images depicted in movies, television, and even music. The President proves that he understands the immense power of our example, and the limits of what we can and cannot do on our own.
The rise of Madonna, using her powerful status as a celebrity to build presence and visibility, uses most notably her body to influence and reflect American popular culture. Yet the fact that President Obama, unlike his critics on the right, understands the difference between power and pomposity bodes well for the United States. In other words, Mrs. Prada, as she is known to her Italian staff members, is a well-known tale. Almost everything she did impacted and influenced me in one way or another.
The President's decisions proof that he is ready and willing to use American force. This new image of a dominant woman in control, as performed by Madonna, corresponded with the trend of an increase of women in power in America. But one thing Prada the woman is unafraid of is a good fight. And more often than not, she wins.
References:
Masuda, Anna, “Madonna’s Impact on Society”, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6611/madonnas_impact_on_society.html, (accessed 11th May, 2009).
Luscombe, Belinda, “The Power List: Women in Fashion – Miuccia Prada”, http://www.time.com/time/2004/style/020904/power/2.html, (accessed 11th May, 2009).
Kleinfeld, Rachel, “American Power, Obama Style”, http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/american_power_obama_style.html, (accessed 11th May, 2009).
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Final UT Environments
Jacques Cousteau's Space:
Comment: The meeting space is represented through the purple tinge, combining the colours of the client's respective spaces, and the medium mesh type texture. These symbolise the coming together of each client to share or "mesh" together their ideas to exemplify the concept: "If Man, of all the animals, has a thousand ideas, probably only one will turn out to be good and successful. He will then be satisfied and regard himself as a great delicacy."
Comment: The collosseum like nature of this dark red space focuses the attention onto the heavy circular texture where Cousteau stands and realises his idea: "man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy." As Cousteau enters through one corridor, the focus is soley put on him as he stands at the centre and explores the space above him.
Alfred Nobel's Space:
Comment: This light blue space denotes many different pathways and different routes for Nobel to walk along, symbolising his idea: "if i have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.". The raised laboratory has a light spiral texture to further enhance the spherical nature, and further lift up the space. Nobel realises this idea while he is in this laboratory, looking down upon the different paths below him.
The Ramp & Meeting Space:
Comment: The meeting space is represented through the purple tinge, combining the colours of the client's respective spaces, and the medium mesh type texture. These symbolise the coming together of each client to share or "mesh" together their ideas to exemplify the concept: "If Man, of all the animals, has a thousand ideas, probably only one will turn out to be good and successful. He will then be satisfied and regard himself as a great delicacy."
Exp 2: Textures
Heavy Textures
Medium Textures
Light Textures
Comment: Each group of textures distinguishes from one another with regards to the amount of 'white space' used. Light textures have maximum amount of white space, representing light, whereas heavy textures have minimum amount, which represents shadow.
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