Posts Tagged ‘consumerism’
By mejuan January 23rd, 2008
Obey Plagiarist Shepard Fairey: A critique by artist Mark Vallen.
The link above, in my opinion holds some powerful ideas that defeat any carcass counter debate to try to salvage the great ICON, Sheppard Fairey’s OBEY GIANT “reputation”.
Perhaps Obey’s humble beginnings with his sticker street …
By Elise Skinner November 30th, 2007
Eighteenth century London was home to the gin craze, a chapter in English history that marked the unprecedented mass consumption of this newly developed spirit. This paper traces the development of this complex urban phenomenon and examines how Parliamentarians came to attribute many of the …
By Peru November 28th, 2007
Hate Work (Left)
Man’s tragic flaw has led this beautiful planet towards self destruction (initially he was not supposed to reach the dollar but age stretched the rubber band and i dont have the heart to take it away from him now, …
By Elise Skinner November 26th, 2007
No Impact Man takes a look at the questions of “should I change or should they?” and “use less or use better?”
By Cultural Shifts November 25th, 2007
This past Friday (November 23rd) was Buy Nothing Day. While I don’t think it’s effective at curbing spending, I do think that it has its place in the campaign to raise awareness about over-consumption. I can definitely enjoy and appreciate Reverend Billy and …