Textual Poaching: Identity Remix

I chose to explore my identity as a member of the Entertainment Industry. Sometimes being in college theatre we forget that our careers exist inside this realm, as part of entertainment.  It's a show.  And one of the most iconic companies in the business is Disney so I chose to remix the idea of Disney.  I started with the final picture, then added my ideas on the other two as supplements.  This entire project is based around how Disney is represented and what I don't agree with.  I decided to more or less create stills that almost look like they could be used in an ad for Disney.  Upon close inspection the words contrast with the image Disney presents itself as. Growing up I never went to Disneyland and everyone would say to me "oh, then you didn't have a childhood".  Like somehow Disney owns the means of creating a childhood and what it means to be a child.  They aren't just making movies or rides anymore, they are marketing an entire childhood.  And if you aren't a part of it then you somehow aren't a full person yet.  You are missing something that makes up part of being a human almost.  I have a big problem with one company deciding what it means to be a child, which as seen by the pictures, can have very incorrect ideas of right and wrong.  What I like about Barney's article and with this idea of responding is I think students sometimes forget the art doesn't have to be a representation of real life or of something you agree with.  You can create art about something you don't like, and what you say with that art becomes a part of who you are as an artist.  I think it's important to teach that to young students, especially as they are in a stage of trying to figure out who they are and what they stand for.