Conan O'Brien American Express Ad-Review

The television advert starts off with a romantic view of a Mediterranean cityscape cutting to a very old record player, next we see a team of local craftsmen and women working in a glass blowing workshop.
This creates the setting, and communicates to the viewer, along with the accompanying music the many different languages that are being used to illustrate the creative process.
The main figure, in this case "Conan O'Brien" is depicted as a unpredictable, sporadic character. Development and manipulation of signs are communicated using iconic, indexical & symbolic signs in the form or object e.g.(Applause sign).
The satirical concept that outlines the syntagmatic & paradigmatic relations between the signifier and the signified, are shown in this case when the Artist is finally pleased with his work and the craftsmanship that has gone into producing the object.
He then proceeds to test the (Applause sign), completing his parole whilst further communicating an iconic yet more subtle connotative meaning.

Conan O'Brien, American Express "Glass Blowing" Extended Cut

Debates in my chosen area

Do artists/creative practitioners have more responsibility than other members of society for addressing social issues?

Artists have always been at the forefront of change and social responsibility.
Defying conventions and setting trends, the artists influence and creativity never fails to captivate , inspire and educate.
Why are we so engaged as a globe in what is happening around us and does it have a direct impact on humanity as a whole and are benefiting from it socially.

Decode: Digital Design Sensations

A Legal and Ethical History of Photography

Comments: Most of these debates center around the ability to "generate intense controversy", I was also struck back at the legitimacy of the topics, the suggestion that "what interests us is how this meaning is perceived in changing historical circumstances" this is an accurate observation of our times.
The political debate of moral attitudes and the boundries or taboos broken, show how ethical issues are relevant to the subject and how photography can also help to promote and document awareness of these social issues.
I do think that our society is reluctant to realize the importance and responsibility of the media, newspaper and online information resources, this press-release points out the social conformity and its advantages and dis-advantages, as well as "the extremes of voyeurism and sensationalism" that photographers are willing to go to, for example:Papporatzi.

Duncan Bambridge

Exhibitions, events or screenings relevant to my Creative Practice

• http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2010/2010-drawing-fashion
• www.differentaspectfineart.co.uk
• http://www.prsc.org.uk/
  
• KOP launch/store opening?