Barbara Kruger (b. 1945) is a photographer and guerrilla artist from the United States.
Kruger's work almost always consists of black-and-white photographs alongside captions. The phrases included in her work are usually declarative, and make common use of such pronouns as "you," "I," "we," and "they." Her creations are often critical of sexism and misogyny.
Her work is described by H.W. Janson:
- Kruger's works are direct and evoke an immediate response. Usually her style involves the cropping of a magazine or newspaper image cropped and enlarged in black and white. The enlargement of the image is done as crudely as possible to monumental proportions. A message is stenciled on the image, usually in white letters against a background of red. The text and image are unrelated in an effort to create anxiety by the audience that plays on the fears of society. (Janson 992).
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References
- Janson, H.W., Janson, Anthony F. History of Art. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. 6 edition. January 1, 2005. ISBN 0131828959
