Exercise 10 South African style and Subcultures

South African style and Subcultures

Here are a few South African artists whose art styles appeal to me.

Anton Kannemeyer
Kannemeyer is known for his works for challenging the rigid image of Afrikaners promoted under Apartheid. Kannemeyer’s works deal with the issues of race relations and colonialism. Kannemeyer does this by making use of Hergé’s style of the Tintiin comics and creating satires on the stereotypes of white people being superior, literate and civilised and black people being savage, and illiterate.

Image links:

http://www.artprintsa.com/anton-kannemeyer.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Kannemeyer

http://www.artprintsa.com/images/AntonPeekaboo13.jpg

http://www.artprintsa.com/images/AntonspeakEnglish13.jpg

http://www.artthrob.co.za/06july/images/kannemeyer02a.jpg

http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/801/flashcards/1411801/jpg/ant1336186962894.jpg

http://www.du9.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/antonalphabetofdemocracy1.jpg


Walter Battiss

Walter Battiss is known as an abstract artist. Battiss is also known for creating his own country called “Fook Island”. Battiss was first interested archaeology and tribal art when he was a young boy. This would show in his art later in life. Battiss had been devoted to the study of man in his environment, mainly in the context Africa and rock art.

Image links:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Battiss

http://walterbattiss.co.za/about-the-artist/

http://chessaleeinlondon.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/battis.jpg

http://www.absolutart.co.za/wp-content/gallery/battiss-walter/9234.jpg

http://laurensbarnard.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/650x650/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/z/_/z_battiss_fookm_island_note_front_dsc_0290_size_13_5cm_x_9_5_mail.jpg

http://quickonline.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/walter1.jpg

http://www.artvalue.com/image.aspx?PHOTO_ID=2451181&width=500&height=500




The Heavy Metal Subculture
Otherwise known as just “metal”, this subculture came about due to fans appreciation of music from the heavy metal genre. To further affirm one’s place as a member of the metal subculture, other than sharing an appreciation for the music, one would attend heavy metal concerts, buying the albums of metal bands, and contributing to websites about heavy metal.

The heavy meal subculture has been created as “a subculture of alienation” and members of this subculture have their own standards of attaining authenticity to be apart of the group. Metal fans have created a community that is exclusively for the youth that is distinctive and away from all that is mainstream in society. However, the heavy metal scene as developed to be strongly masculine community.

To ensure the code of authenticity that is central in the heavy subculture bands have to have a disinterest in what is considered mainstream with music, such as radio hits.  There is also an opposition to authority and being totally devoted to their music. The demographics of heavy metal mainly tend to be white, male, lower/middle class youth.

Heavy Metal Fashion

Heavy Metal Album Art

Image Links:


http://www.steffmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/rhapsody-of-fire-250x300.jpg

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv297xwmjk1qfy3nvo1_500.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_doDc-39zKA5oj0jdK4GTr7zXcJ68HWzWO1B4JKbWhVFn0xZztobn0PqkatZxWr-W_kYE-9dm3DnzavDAsKGvcthOoxdeoIkD9KB1xD1OferobZCqXRJl6pdaPQFmAJRFW3OTZdxCVjw/s640/nicole.jpg

http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kim-Kardashian-Heavy-Metal-Muse-Fashion-Inspiration-061112-6-491x707.jpg

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/8a/d7/e8/8ad7e80e13f8171f23c107a117f527d8.jpg

http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/assets_c/2009/06/kelly%20gs-thumb-430x331-89447.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEgykzznsvwdG0tKHfpL2UgF-HzXvExSmWuBT6yGV1ezCJfXIG2B_oRnX5DJ5zWpyZZS3Az3BlMbgxfhJzuScNrToMj19ys0U33OhF0U1E1FT5m23FgE-wI1uo-46WiXC82LfPTY27Y0/s1600/Black-Metal-Barbies-5.jpg

http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kim-Kardashian-Heavy-Metal-Muse-Fashion-Inspiration-061112-9-491x367.jpg

http://img.buzznet.com/assets/imgx/1/6/0/8/0/2/8/1/orig-16080281.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJUU5OLyXvRZr_IgKDXcM7dvRcw3r4ZU5rNvqULCqiAP2B5cAcDBaA1v-C8cJVfJArWQJkAyGxAzSRcPRa-4X0hke9xFc4uCARaAsvWQQg9mVwF1-lVmvbkuxgOE4z_IvjpbLxCrOWFz9/s400/metal.jpg

http://popblerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/legacyofdisorder_album_cover.jpg

http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/cracked/wong/pahana3.jpg

http://www.ocartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blue_record_large-545x545.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/miwiyam/uziemperado/portfolio/6.jpg

http://operationgraphite.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/album_iron_maiden_number_of_the_beast_ironmaidenwallpaper-com.jpg