link

http://www.gamefront.com/files/20441656/safety.cry

I hope this works

perspectives

2 point perspectives

Final work

The ideas that I reflect on in my final environment are, the ideas of power in terms of influence, the media and a public image. Both Lady gaga and Oprah have incredible amounts of power through both their wealth and their considerable influence. Oprah's image is built on ideas of struggling against poverty and adversity, of being an inspiration and drawing in audiences with empathy honesty and emotive stories it is this idea of revealing oneself. Lady gaga is also associated with revealing herself but more in a physical sense through wacky outfits and constantly reinventing herself. This is reflected in my table and the meeting point. It is located on the tallest building in my landscape looking down on the rest of the hillside/city this is a rather blunt way of showing their dominance and power. the table shows this contrast between them with Oprah's side having a softer curve to show to represent her television program which is known to try and stay away from controversial topics in favour of more easy to digest subjects. Lady Gagas side has a harsher edge which is less practical- it is not efficient but will stand out reflecting Lady Gagas choice of costume and image.

They are surrounded by cameras- a decoration and recording device to show how exposed these women are to the public and to reflect on ideas of the paparazzi in Lady gagas case and in Oprah's, the discussion of personal issues (both hers and her guests) on public television

                                                         how Oprah's lift moves

Lady Gagas lift 

                                                                      Oprah's office

                                                                       Gagas office

                                                                   The landscape

Review by Peers

Oprah Office

Oprah lift

 

For my lift for Oprah I reflect on the idea of a stage and the appeal of Oprah as both open and honest.  

Gaga Office

 

I used the "edgy" facade, bright colours and the photo of Lady Gaga on the building to explore the idea of 'what grabs the public's attention?' maybe through exploring this question we can better understand the idea of power in terms of attention, fame and the idea of 'an image'.

textures

The Lift- Lady Gaga

I was inspired by an outfit Lady Gaga wore, or rather the lack of an outfit and chose this image to explore the concept that 'sex sells' as does the idea of being 'edgy' and 'different' all of which are used in this 'duct tape bra'. It is through stunts like this that I see Lady Gagas power lies. She is in a way playing it safe- how so? By being over the top! In this attention (not to mention media) grabbing tactic. I explored this through a seemingly simple yet controversial design.

Daria definition of edgy:

"As far as I can make out, edgy occurs when middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy -- not to mention the spending money -- out of the "youth culture." So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of market research and a corporate master plan."- Daria 

The inside is a stage and the outside is glass to show  Lady Gagas exposure to the media. 

The Bridge

The bridge snakes around the landscape