Mass Media Repetition

Term Paper # 99415

Art > Photography
Communication > Mass Media

This paper looks at the classic "16 Jackies" (1964) of Andy Warhol.

1,099 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the "16 Jackies" by Andy Warhol, which was created after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. The paper explains that this series of pictures of Jackie Kennedy was manipulated by Warhol to demonstrate how the mass media acts as an agent that empties a person of emotion due to the constant barrage of images that deplete the ability to feel emptiness and apathy.

From the Paper:

"The aim of this art study will be to examine the classic 16 Jackies (1964) of Andy Warhol. This series of pictures taken from Life magazine have been manipulated to exhibit the emotional detachment of society through the mass media. In regards to Jackie's four different poses within Warhol's 16 image use of photographic repetition, Warhol believed that the emotional 'droning' influence of the mass media would make Kennedy's assassination far less impacting on the underpinning reality. In essence, mass media acts as an agent that empties a person of emotion due to the constant barrage of images that deplete the human experience to feel emptiness and apathy in the art of Andy Warhol."

Sample of Sources Used:

Warhol, Andy. "16 Jackies (1964)." Walker Art Center. 17 September, 2006. <http://collections.walkerart.org/item/enlarge_fs.html?type=object&id=422&image_num=1>