February 2011
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” the obsessed fan participates in imaginary relations of intimacy with the celebrity”
From “Celebrity” by Chris Rojek.
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“Justin Bieber has insisted that he understands his obsessive fans”
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How to build a shrine to a celebrity
Locate a corner of your room with plenty of open space to build your shrine. Empty the surrounding walls to make room for a bulletin board or collages of photos or memorabilia.
Gather items you already own like posters, autographed photos, trading cards, compact discs, DVDs of music videos, concert ticket stubs and programs, books and magazines or toys and action figures.
Arrange the...
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January 2011
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Context - Brief - Rationale #1
Context
“Obsessed Fan Pays $683 for Justin Bieber Water Bottle”
Although celebrity obsession is a phenomenon that has been present in everyday life for many years, owing to a constant bombardment from the media, in recent times, the notion of fandom has reached new heights, with “stars” being propelled from musician/film star to god-like figures, and with this, producing a mass of obsessive...
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Interim Crit
My interim crit went reasonably will, considering i didn’t have any visual work to show, i came away with alot to consider:
Choice of Celebrity
I was pretty set on the idea of Mel Gibson being the focus of my celebrity shrine, I’m not sure why, however, no one in the crit seemed keen on the idea of using him, and some people didn’t know who he was. In rethinking my choice of...
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Police find shrine to Justin Bieber in suspected...
One of Brazil’s most feared drug lords shocked police when they raided his Rio De Janeiro home - and found an entire room dedicated to teen pop sensation Justin Bieber.
During the raid on the home of suspect Luciano Martiniano da Silva - better known as Pizzou - officers found stacks of illegal drugs and piles of weapons.
But it was the room filled with memorabilia of the 16-year-old...
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Choice of Celebrity
I’ve managed to let Mel Gibson go, i’ve moved on. Using someone like Justin Bieber in the crit was suggested. I considered him along with similar celebrities: Miley Cyrus and J.L.S.
I decided to use internet popularity to gauge who i should use. Whoever, got the most google results, would be my celebrity.
Not surprisingly, Justin Bieber won, with One Hundred and seventy two million...
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Celebrity Worship Syndrome
Why are we so obsessed with celebrities?
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” Madonna, who was stalked for five years by Robert Dewey Hoskins, who threatened to “slice her from ear to ear.” Helena Bonham Carter, who was stalked for six years by Andrew Farquharson. Michael J. Fox, who received 5,000 letters, usually filled with rabbit droppings from one fan.”
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“Abram, a former heroin addict, was reported to suffer from a deep seated paranoid psychosis that turned into an obsession with The Beatles, and particularly George Harrison, whom Abram believed was a witch.”
Hollywood Forever
“the desire to be joined to a celebrity even in death further underlines the seduction of celebrity culture”
“The purpose of celebrity culture is to shepherd the populace into imitative consumption” - Guy Debrod
“Celebrity culture is now ubiquitous, and establishes the main scripts, presentational props, conversational codes and other source material through which cultural relations are constructed” - Neal Gabler
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“Justin has deep brown eyes, and in some pictures they have a hint of green in them but overall justins eyes are DEF a honey Brown, kinda like sirup, but more of a solid colour. Like, take the colour of brown leather + the colour of caramel, coffee and add a slight amount of gold, he has like golden stripes going from his pupil all the way over his iris. Sometimes the colour reminds me of...
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“Taxi Driver formed part of the delusional fantasy of John Hinckley Jr which triggered his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981, an act for which he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.Hinckley stated that his actions were an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, on whom Hinckley was fixated, by mimicking Travis’s Mohawked appearance at the Palantine...
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An extract discussing the idea of “Textual Poaching”
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“Destiny cringed. She wanted to get this over with. “Justin, Sara has amnesia. She was in a car accident that killed our parents. Luckily she survived but she suffered severe trauma to the brain. Her memory is gone. Thankfully she remembered me when she woke up, but she doesn’t know our parents are dead. She thinks our parents are on vacation in Hawaii. I just can’t bring myself to tell her....
“I am the woman that plays by the rules. I never go one mile over the speed limit, I yield to pedestrians, and I pay my credit card in full every month. So it comes as a huge surprise that I find myself in this predicament. I thought that I was being hired as a studio teacher. Little did I know Justin’s favorite subject would be me; and that he was determined to Learn Me. Inside. ...
Final Crit
Have you produced an effective response to the brief?
Organise back up work carefully
Consider Narrative
Show Mistakes
I went into my crit with two clear questions which i needed answering. When displaying the work, should i present a physical collection in the exhibition, or a photograph? If i display a photograph, should it have a person in?
I got a variety of responses. The idea that the...
December 2010
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