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*Re-Education (Through Labor) -by- Rise Against (music video)
Relationships between the three dimensions of the artwork:
Art: Music and video coming together.
Activism: Youths knowledge, awareness and retaliation.
Technology: Video shows repercussions of youth’s mistreatment and modern day technology.
Think about whether these three dimensions act separately or together:
The group Rise Against seems to take a stand for social/political change. With their sound and lyrics alone you can ‘feel’ a sort of pride in their music; and when coupled with a visual the viewer can get a better understanding of what they are putting forward. Technology works in their favor as they focus towards youth, so by getting themselves out there on the television and internet, they can capture the youth who may be getting lost in the media and give them something to think about.
Which ones are of marginal importance and which ones maximal:
With this music video, I see activism having the strongest value. It shows youths ability towards what is going on in the world around us, and if backed into a corner there can be retaliation and will be repercussions. I also see art sharing similar values with activism as the music itself allowed for the videos creation. I may have technology listed third but it is a small list and therefore it plays its role in the videos theme with repercussions and with the video itself being shared and spread. % Break Down: Activism=45% Art=35% Technology=20%.
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*Only -by- Nine Inch Nails (music video)
Relationships between the three dimensions of the artwork:
Art: Music and video coming together.
Activism: Taking the ‘everyday / average work space’ and moving away from the normal usage.
Technology: The entire video was technology based (CGI)
Think about whether these three dimensions act separately or together:
With the group Nine Inch Nails, I find that there is always some sort of message trying to be put out towards the audience in their music, so when they have a video to accompany their sound, I see the art of their lyrics and instrumental tones coming together with technology to make something creative and exciting, while still trying to get a point across, usually focusing on some sort of personal/social/political topic.
Which ones are of marginal importance and which ones maximal:
With this music video, I see Technology playing a very large role as the entire video was produced in CGI. Following technology I see Art taking charge through its lyrics and performance. Activism follows closely behind both as I feel it trying to break away from the norm and also break away from what many people have accepted to be ‘normal’ and ‘average’. % Break Down: Technology=50% Art=26% Activism=24%.
-Nick Nardi
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