The
"Banana Manifesto" is basically an art gag; a post
modern take on post modern ideals. I take overused cultural
images, mainly what I call "Athena Art", and given
these images a new lease of life. The images chosen are ones
that are so overused that we no longer look at them, we know
what they are, very much in the same way we do not need to read
a coke can or a McDonalds sign to know what it is. By adding
a Warhol banana, these images takes on new meanings and make
the viewer re-evaluate the subjects in question.
The
Bananas in some cases work as a social commentary (guns replaced
by bananas) or make a comment on the person or character in
the painting (the banana acting as an innuendo for Audrey Hepburn),
they can also act to reveal new contextual meanings, all hoping
to bring a giggle or a smile from the viewer. |
