SCALE & CONTEXT

1. SCALE & CONTEXT • is text art? • why is that? • why is that not? • when is that? • 3D DESIGN - FALL 09 • elise deringer

2. text expresses a point of view anti-war, 2007

3. anti-anti-war, 1967

5. damascus, syria

6. it also sells products holbrook, arizona

7. “we love all bottoms” ad - cologne, germany

8. levi’s ad - nyc

9. berkeley, california

10. prague, czech republic

11. cappadocia, turkey

12. hairspray on broadway, nyc

13. text is often placed in specific locations to commemorate an event bangladesh

14. commemorative chalk - nyc

15. maya lin

16. maya lin

17. graffiti left by crusaders in old jerusalem, c1150 CE

18. maya lin

19. memorial commemorating the war between cyprus and northern cyprus - nicosia, cyprus

20. some people just want to leave their mark

21. bangladesh

22. norman, oklahoma

24. berlin wall fragment

26. conveying information parking directions - perfectly legible for those going in the right direction; nonsense to those going the other way

27. train station - berlin, germany

28. belgrade, serbia

29. stating the obvious - san francisco, california

30. text tattoos are permanent reminders of values, affirmations, or experiences. affirmation tattoo

31. vonnegut tattoo

32. ouija board tattoo

33. reminder tattoo

34. sometimes text plays games

41. how do artists use text?

42. sometimes text is hard to understand, or doesn’t look like writing at all. ann hamilton - myein

43. ann hamilton - myein

44. hans haacke

45. bruce nauman

46. justice department, washington, d.c.

47. journalism museum, washington, d.c.

48. keith haring

49. jenny holzer

50. jenny holzer