Vibrant colors, abstract figures, hazy brushwork and chaotic scenes fill the screen of Claudia Bitran’s stop-motion painting animations.
My latest article for @IthacaWeek ! https://t.co/VI9LOz96RD
“Bitran comments on sharing culture in bodies of work like White Shoes where she paints life-size renderings of teenagers posing for each other on social media.”
@ClaudiaBitran is a Chilean-American multi-disciplinary artist who is part of the visiting artist lecture series hosted by the Department of Art @IthacaCollege
5 key concepts of #SocialMediaLiteracy
1) all media messages are “constructed”
2) media messages shape perceptions of reality
3) audiences interpret the same message differently
4) media messages have commercial implications
5) media messages embed POV
Questions to ask yourself when analyzing social media posts: who created this post? How am I interpreting this message? What values are present & not present in the post? Why was this content shared? What is the purpose of this content & who is the audience?