Assignment 3: A Meme is Worth A Thousand Re-Posts

ARE MEMES ART?

A meme is intended to describe an artistic impression on something, commonly it would be pop culture. Taking this into consideration, I would argue memes as a form of art, anything artistically expressed is considered a form of art. Memes parallel Andy Warhol art which appropriated images from pop culture. 

MEMES ARE HERE TO STAY… BUT IS THIS GOOD OR BAD FOR ART?IS THIS GOOD OR BAD FOR COMMUNICATION?

Memes are great for communication as it is a different, unique, and more modern art form. Older generations might place less value in it, but we have to go with the times, and that means, we use memes. Memes express a shared experience/ reference that travel throughout social media.

ARE MEMES SIMPLY JUST FORMS OF SELF-EXPRESSION?OR ARE THEY MORE? WELL, WHY OR WHY NOT?

Memes go beyond just a form of self-expression. Yes, I would consider it a medium for self expression however, we can look at memes as a prism of communication for understanding pop culture

CAN MEMES BE USED FOR STORYTELLING?

Yes, traditionally storytelling requires us to use our imagination to visualize a scene. Memes aid in visual storytelling as they images, and graphics to have the reader engage and think about the general idea based on a small medium. A meme is essentially a graphic worth a thousand words. 

 

 

 

 

3 thoughts on “Assignment 3: A Meme is Worth A Thousand Re-Posts”

  1. I enjoyed reading your post and I can agree with the fact that memes are more of a generational way of expression and communication. I wish there was a way that even the older generations can share the same excitement and passion for memes the way we do but I guess they had their share of fun when they were younger.

  2. This post is looking good so far!
    I love the memes that you have selected as well as the descriptions!
    But, I think you missing a few aspects of the assignment criteria, it asks us to share a few other things as a part of your response. Take another peek at the assignment details and let me know when you have updated the post.
    The beauty of wordpress, we can always make edits, updates and revisions so easily!
    Thank you!

Comments are closed.