Appropriation, the act of taking (something) for your own use, basically without the owner’s permission. In the world of photography, the topic of appropriation is a touchy one. Some argue that appropriating another artist or photographer’s work is stealing, whilst others would argue that appropriation is an acceptable, and sometimes necessary method of giving an image new context and meaning. Appropriated images can often tend to be of a crude; this is usually done to emphasise the specific message the image might be trying to portray. Also to create a lasting impression on the viewer. I believe that appropriation is an encouraged type of art form, depending on the context that it is used. For example, a female modelling magazines might feature advertisements with a thin, beautiful female subject, suggesting to readers that this is what you must look like. An effective appropriation of an advertisement such as this could be to replace the original model with a one who might be larger in build without polished, perfect good looks. Appropriations like i believe should be encouraged because they can sometimes be a good influence. I’ve made  some of my own appropriated images that I think address world wide issues that perhaps need to be looked at more closely by the mass media.

In this image, I look at the repetitive unwanted behaviour of Facebook’s privacy settings. and how much of our personal information is actually available to the public. I searched google for this image of a woman listening in on man talking in another room, clearly something personal otherwise she wouldn’t be sneaking. I placed the logos over her eyes because they say you can sometimes only recognise a person by looking into their eyes. Well covering them up makes you feel like it could be anyone listening in or looking into your private life. I thought the image has given an important message to the Facebook members out there, that you might not be living a private  life as much as you wish.

This image addresses an issue that is now undergoing massive controversy as innocent killer whales and other aquatic animals are being captured from their natural habitat, just so they can fill someones pocket. SeaWorld has been the victim of this argument ever since BlackFish the documentary came out. The appalling videos captured by employees and CEOs of SeaWorld sent the masses into a frenzy to get these animals free. The image of the killer whales swimming in the tiny tank shows it all really and adding the prison bars like i did i think explains and justifies peoples actions to close down Seaworld.

In this image, i try to address the continuing manipulation that Mcdonalds seems to have. I sourced an image from google of  a man enjoying his meal from “Maccies” whilst he works on his computer. I wanted the Mcdonalds logo to obviously be noticed however I decided to make it out as if they didn’t want to be seen that’s why I added the rotational blur. Mcdonalds is simply a money making company like the rest however I don’t think they like to be victimised for the ridiculous obesity percentage that is still growing around the world.