Barbara Kruger



Barbara Kruger is mainly associated with Feminist art, and that of some Conceptual art. She combined a tactics like appropriation with her great wit and also that of her direct commentary in order to communicate with the viewer and encourage the interrogation of a lot of contemporary circumstances.

The a main key aspects and ideas: 

-Her use of facade of graphic design. She captures the viewers attention using the unexpected and this make them focus on what information a message she is wanting to convey. She sells an idea to the viewer of the image. 

-Kruger and her use a image and text can be shown to have a direct communication with the viewer of the image. She critiques the politics, economy, society and gender and also that of culture.