Write a 5 page essay on Barbara Kruger and Social Commentary.Download file to see previous pages... The essay "Barbara Kruger and Social Commentary" discovers Barbara Kruger's work and art. Relying on

Write a 5 page essay on Barbara Kruger and Social Commentary.

The essay "Barbara Kruger and Social Commentary" discovers Barbara Kruger's work and art. Relying on theory does not always allow for the broadest capacity for expression to be realized. Theory should influence the work in the way in which topics and content might be expressed, but it should never be a source of limitation. An example of this type of limiting influence would be that of a student who is taking courses at a university that is heavily impressed by one school of thought, such as the abstractionists and theories that are associated with the Modernists, while the student, himself, has technical skills of realism that are beyond that of the everyday artist and envisions commentary that is in conflict with these ideals. In this setting, an overwhelming sense of an expectation he could not fulfill detracted from this students ability to express his artistic needs because his artwork did not fit into the expectations of the school. This real life example shows how this can be a source of problem when theories are in conflict with the art itself. In the example provided, the theories that were imposed upon this student’s artwork inhibited his ability to create, setting his career back in progress and delaying his rise as an artist. It wasn’t until he found his own voice once again that he was able to create quality and meaningful work. While the technical theories of execution style was what inhibited his painting, the conceptual theories of subject matter that he sought to paint were within him.