Marriage XV By John Stezaker http www moma

Marriage XV By: John Stezaker http: //www. moma. org/collection/object. php? object_id=107988 Megan Jones

Background Information � Artist: John Stezaker ◦ Born: 1949 (England) ◦ Attended The Slade School of Art in London ◦ Currently lives and works out of London � Year: 2006 � Created from gelatin silver prints ◦ A. k. a. Black & White Photographs ◦ (9 13/16 x 8 1/2“) � Currently located in The Museum of Modern Arts

Audience: Who do you think the audience is? I think the audience is people who are married and/or thinking about getting married.

Logos: What do you think the artist is trying to portray in this artwork? Why? I think that the artist is trying to tell us that once you are married you and your spouse become as one person. Each person no longer has an individual identity. Many “newly weds” don’t understand this and need too.

Ethos: Do you believe that artist is credible? Why? I believe that the artist is credible since the artist is widely known in London and this art work is located in a famous art museum.

Pathos: What emotion(s) do you get from the artwork? I get a sense of happiness from this artwork because of the smiles on both faces. I also get a sense of seriousness when I look at the eyes.

Focus: What is the main focal point? I think that the focal point is the man and woman’s eyes because they are dark and in the center of the artwork. Everything kind of expands out from it.

Technique: Why do you think that the artist used gelatin (black & white) photos? I think the artist used black and white photos because it shows that the bondage of marriage is a tradition and not something new.

Technique II: Why do you think that the artist used people of middle age? Why not someone younger? Or older? I think the artist used middle aged people because that is what most people consider the “Status Quo” age of a married couple and a younger couple would take away from the “tradition” of the idea and an older couple would take away the “modernism” of the idea.

Composition: Why do you think that the artist placed the photos in the order he did? I think the artist placed the photos in the order he did because it shows that the man should be head of the relationship and the woman should always be there to back him up.

Composition II: Why do you think that the artist used photos of different tones of lighting? I think the artist used photos with two different tones of lighting to distinguish the idea that the man should be the dark, “backbone” of the relationship and that the woman should be the “light” of the relationship.

Bibliography: The Museum of Modern Art: ◦ http: //www. moma. org/collection/object. php? object_id=107988 John Stezaker Info: ◦ http: //rds. yahoo. com/_ylt=A 0 o. G 77 Ivo. J 9 Mw. AIAu. Ht. XNyo. A; _ylu=X 3 o. DMTB ybj. Frcj. Vn. BHNl. Yw. Nzcg. Rwb 3 MDNARjb 2 xv. A 2 Fj. Mg. R 2 d. Glk. Aw-/SIG=13 f 8 ddmd 9/EXP=1285616047/**http%3 a//rfc. museum/index. php%3 f option=com_phocagallery%26 view=category%26 id=204%26 Itemid=145