Culture Jamming

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Culture jamming is a new term I learned after reading and discussing the article. Using stickers to create graffiti art is a relatively new project that is happening in mostly urban areas, but spreading throughout the world more every day. The article quoted stickering as "a genuine communal and collective artistic collage process". This wording really stuck with me and made me realize stickering isn't just a fun hobby, but really a part of the design and art world. Over time artists anonymously work together to create a collage in a public space. It's important to teach this art technique to our future students because in today's society everything is about visual images. Advertisements, social media sites, television, the internet, etc. The article made a good point in saying: "Many contemporary cultures communicate through and understand each other primarily through images." Culture jamming and stickering makes people re-evaluate what they consider art. It starts a dialogue between the artist and the viewer. Whether the sticker is conveying a friendly message, political statement, social justice comment, or humorous account it's starting a conversation and making people think.

How can we teach such a controversial technique that could be considered vandalism? After discussing in class, I think some great ways to teach culture jamming and stickering is through temporary methods. Stenciling with chalk or using mud can be "safe" ways to have students speak their voice. Stickering on personal item such as water bottles, laptops, and notebooks can be another creative outlet. It's important to enforce respecting personal property when teaching this kind of lesson. 

I made 5 different kind of social justice stickers and have attached pictures below. 


"Bee yourself"

"Love all people"

"Space aliens exist. Illegal aliens don't."









Comments

  1. Sydnee Chiri January 27, 2019 at 8:26 PM

    I love all of the text you used in your stickers! These are all inspiring and equally relatable. Culture Jamming was a new term for me as well and I think that this is a great art form for young people and a great way for their voices to be heard.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2019 at 10:50 PM

    Your stickers looks amazing and are a beautiful way to raise awareness of some really controversial issues. I loved your statement about images being so important to our society. I strongly believe that an image can speak a thousand words. Words are limited to the literate of the language used, while images can often be understood by people who speak many different languages, and even those who aren't able to read at all. While it may not be true for all, I can typically remember an image a lot better than I can a statement. This is one reason I value pictures.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2019 at 5:25 PM

    Abby,
    I really enjoyed looking at your stickers! I also agree with you and think it is important to teach future students about stickering because visuals are so important in today’s society. Visuals are easy for people to understand without having to worry about reading a language they don’t understand. Stickering does make people re-evaluate what they consider art. Reading and learning more about this type of art has made me start to look around my community to see if I can find stickers.

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