Based on the oppressive influence and control politics can have over society, through historical social reform in the education system, the control of community, through consumerism today, and the inner workings of propaganda throughout time. Through different media techniques of abstract art movements, such as surrealism to express emotion in animation and in imagery that creates figurative messages of society and on the moral values in society on British politics.
Expresses the true nature of art and design and carrying a message of courage and belief in the ability to express individuality and overcome oppression, as in Gerald Scarfe (2010), satirical, expressive and surrealist collection of paintings and illustrations of tyrannical figures using strong iconic mediums.
The imagery and animation in, Pink Floyd the Wall, (1982) focused on these illustrations but to communicate a sense of strong emotion of hatred and of ridicule, when experiencing the oppression in society from and around World War 2, the Blitz and post war periods.
The graphic art medium and design that illustrates the perspective on a subjective and oppressive society, is shown and described through 'Pinks' story of experience in Pink Floyd the Wall, (1982). Conveying a message to educate, to warn, and shock a society about the horrors endured, the endeavours taken, and the strict reform post war on society. With the application of mediums in various abstract art movements with Gerald Scarfe's illustrations, showing context on media techniques and the development of concepts throughout.
Pink Floyd the Wall, (1982) is illustrated through concepts with strong bleeding media, such as ink and paint combined with dark detailed drawings with ink and pencil. Scarfe (2010, p. 63) "When we grew up and went to school there were certain teachers who would hurt the children anyway they could, by pouring their derision on anything we did" These phrases used for descriptive context for the illustrations as imagined in Scarfe's drawing of concept art (2010, p. 62), "The teacher vomits bile into the mouths of the children".
The art concepts and storyline are summed up in a referenced plot form Wikipedia, (2002). 'The Wall is a rock opera that explores abandonment and isolation, symbolised by a metaphorical wall. The songs create an approximate storyline of events in the life of the protagonist, Pink, a character based on Syd Barrett as well as Roger Waters, whose father was killed during the Second World War. Pink's father also dies in a war, which is where Pink starts to build a metaphorical "wall" around him. Pink is oppressed by his overprotective mother and tormented at school by tyrannical, abusive teachers.'
This is documented with imagery of expression in, shocking, unnerving and irrational scenes depicting strange creatures, seemingly formed from imagination or based iconic objects of World War 2.
'Pink' tells a lyrical story with these creatures, carrying strong meanings and symbolism of icons and idols of oppression in the minds of those who experienced them. Subjective, tormenting, and dark figures representing a restrict hold on young minds, binding and forming them into objects of war and of a consumerist driven society as metaphoric tools of political control on society.
According to Jacques Ellul (1965) about the techniques used to captivate society with propaganda.
"In this way propaganda can be creative. And it is in complete control of its creations; the passions or prejudices that it instils in a man serve to strengthen its hold on him and thus make him do what he would never have done otherwise."
Reading about and understanding the oppressive power and control political leaders can have in influencing a society, through texts based on historical events, according to Jacques Ellul (1965),
“We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organised” In relation to contemporary political events such as communism in society based after World War 2.
This is documented with imagery of expression in, shocking, unnerving and irrational scenes depicting strange creatures, seemingly formed from imagination or based iconic objects of World War 2.
'Pink' tells a lyrical story with these creatures, carrying strong meanings and symbolism of icons and idols of oppression in the minds of those who experienced them. Subjective, tormenting, and dark figures representing a restrict hold on young minds, binding and forming them into objects of war and of a consumerist driven society as metaphoric tools of political control on society.
According to Jacques Ellul (1965) about the techniques used to captivate society with propaganda.
"In this way propaganda can be creative. And it is in complete control of its creations; the passions or prejudices that it instils in a man serve to strengthen its hold on him and thus make him do what he would never have done otherwise."
Reading about and understanding the oppressive power and control political leaders can have in influencing a society, through texts based on historical events, according to Jacques Ellul (1965),
“We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organised” In relation to contemporary political events such as communism in society based after World War 2.
Evidencing the techniques used in propaganda of moulding and changing the opinions of society with preconceived ideology, that is not based on reason or experience. Gerald Scarfe (2010), illustrations depict the experience of political oppression and propaganda in a war-ridden society, of 'Pinks' experiences in Pink Floyd the Wall, (1982). Expressing modernists styles of dramatic surrealist distortions and symbolic meanings of destruction in the horrors of war and rebelling against a system of oppression.
Intentionally based on the opposite affect of propaganda, rebelling and expressing individual emotion and freewill, as described in Urik (2016) 'Another Brick, Part 2, is not so much a song about complete revolution as it as an anthem about reclaiming one’s individuality; it’s a criticism against the types of teachers and systems that, as in Pink’s case, ridicule an imaginative child for writing poetry.'
Pink Floyd the Wall, (1982) is illustrated through concepts with strong bleeding media, such as ink and paint combined with dark detailed drawings with ink and pencil. Scarfe (2010, p. 63) "When we grew up and went to school there were certain teachers who would hurt the children anyway they could, by pouring their derision on anything we did" These phrases used for descriptive context for the illustrations as imagined in Scarfe's drawing of concept art (2010, p. 62), "The teacher vomits bile into the mouths of the children".
Through outlining figures and shapes influenced of a surrealist art movement and painting techniques describing the imagination of the oppressed, allows the unconscious to express itself dramatically visually and lyrically. This symbolic art style has similarities related in the historical arts of war, emphasising a compassion for the suffering, devastated landscapes and ideology.
Through abstract and surrealism themes, Kennedy P. (2016) provided descriptive information for this context. "Throughout the film, Scarfe drew and animated a number of key animated sequences, which featured disturbing and surreal images of violence, sex and gore. Scarfe brought all these elements to life with an ink-spattered flick of the wrist. This grotesque cast of characters would go on to become iconic figures in the landscape of pop culture."
The Dadaist movement in post war, is an example of this medium and similar art movement as in Gerald Scarfe's for expressing the opposite of propaganda. Its purpose was to communicate a loss of faith in culture and expressing absurdity, nonsense, surrealism and nightmares, evidenced on Moffat (no date)
"Dada attitude towards war: That it is chaos. That the world has gone mad. That war itself is craziness incarnate destroying humanity. Dada was many things, but it was essentially an anti-war movement in Europe and New York from 1915 to 1923. It was an artistic revolt and protest against traditional beliefs of a pro-war society".
Above all the failure of logic and rationalism within political understanding, meaning for community and sanity. Similar themes and context in relation to Gerald Scarfe's illustrations for the purpose of being political cartoons, absurd with exaggeration and surrealism, emphasising in some techniques, a limit of paint as a medium to express the horrible sensations and experiences in war and other exaggerated mediums.
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