Thursday, September 8, 2011

Juxtopas...Jusxtapo.....ehem. JUXTAPOSITION

Not sure if u ever read the creative art magazine Juxtapoz?


I saw one in one on the shelves in MPH the other day, and always made we wonder what does "Juxtapoz" means and how does it relate to Creativity?

Juxtaposition by definition: A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as a juxtaposition of words


       The act of juxtaposing is to place two objects or word next to each other. When 2 things put side by side, your brain try to figure what is the relationship between these two. What automatically happens is that there is transference of meaning. Usually from something familiar to something less familiar.

We're talking about ANALOGY. 
Metaphors and Similes.  


Here are some examples of Juxtaposition artworks. At the same time, try to figure out what might have been their random words association:


could it be Fruit+Head?
 GasBaby? Maybe?

Something to do with ice-cream? who knows?


U get it? Not sure if I'm doing it right. Let's try the exercises. Next POST! 


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