Sullivan,+K+1RA

@Kaitlyn Sullivan 1RA Rough Draft

March 5th 2012 Thesis: Sandy Skoglund's surrealist photo's inspire the imagination with the use of movement and color. They deliver a message that can only be interpreted differently by different people. These pictures symbolize something more than what we see.

February 22nd 2012

Standards= The photo's i chose are more symbolic than literal in terms of 'denotation'. Connotation of the image is half emotional, and half thought provoking. These images should illicit primal feelings of thought, being raw and true. The linguistic message is limited because there appears to be no text in any of the images. Although the texts anchors the meaning, there are no words present and therefore must be looked at with no text. The relay is up to the interpreter, but it could mean a child's imagination, or there connection between the woken child to the sleeping adult.

Trend= Both photos make people think. Not just one solitary thought, but many. The bright colors and oversize fish/weapons take the focus off the people. These are the types of photos that shift our view of reality, because of size and color. The goldfish photo makes one think of how goldfish are treated and how they are always on display to look at, and we are left to decipher what the "revenge" part refers to. maybe the people are now the ones who are going to be constantly looked at, maybe they aren't all that different. This will shift the worth of humans, comparing us to goldfish in some way: thinking abilities? appearance? life? how many other ways? Will our abilities be affected by being compared to a fish? The trend seems to appear at the edges of the photos while the center of the image tends to be regular sized which brings the overall message more startling. The cold war (1999, Kosovo war) and revenge of the goldfish(1981 hostage crisis).

Claim= The trend reveals the message of the photos and what type of thought or social intervention, like war for instance, went into them. These photos are strong indicators as to what was going on in the world at the time the photo was taken.This photo appeals to those who would be deep thinkers, and those who would want to mull over all reasons for why the pictures look the way they do, and what they could possibly mean or what influenced the photographer to take this picture.

February 22nd 2012


 * Context- ** Refers to spatial and temporal locations. Includes history, time, location, genre, and situation in which the text is produced.


 * Metaphor- ** Central in language use and creative expression. It is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.


 * Identification- ** Areas of intersection and communion with one another; points in common among interests, activities, opinions, values, and experiences.


 * Ethos- ** Ethical appeal.


 * Pathos- ** Strong emotional appeal.

February 13th 2012


 * Rhetor** = Sandy Skoglund is known for being a surrealist photographer. Skoglund opposes reality to fiction, mixing the artificial and the natural.This is the conflict of the want for artificial things, and the need for natural things. Her most famous photo is "Revenge of the Goldfish"


 * Text** = This photograph has a childlike quality. The young boy awakes, while the adult stays asleep and it is almost as if we are seeing through the boys imagination.


 * Audience** = this photo could be aimed at deep thinkers. People who like to take the normal and dig underneath it to see whats really there. This photo is meant to be interpreted, and those who like to think, judge, and critique is who this photo is for.

This photo is called "revenge of the goldfish" and is one of Sandy Skoglund's most famous photographs. This photo is called "the cold war" but seems to reflect another meaning. This photo is not as famous as "revenge of the goldfish" but still has a strong message.