Week2-Response to ‘On the rights of molotov men’-Hanqi Deng

This stimulating article introduces and provides us with a better understanding of the art of context, which is something that I’ve never thought of before. In the article, the author implies that Joy Garnett has the practice of decontextualizing an image as a painter while Susan Meiselas does the exact opposite. Joy Garnett pays more attention to the aesthetic part of the picture, meaning its color, lines and style technique. Susan meiselas, however, is more interested in the narrative behind the picture. These are 2 ways that we can interpret a picture, or any similar form of art in that matter.

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