The Contexts

borrow imagery through appropriation of recognisable sources and popular culture

reflect community interests through social commentary

depict traditional imagery and communicate through familiar symbols and metaphors

rely on aesthetic knowledge and experience

demonstrate influences of art movements, styles and origins of time and place

exist in a historical framework

use parody and irony to present current concerns

stimulate reactions through sensory experiences

employ imagery to signify a time, place or events

represent ideas as a system of symbolic objects, motifs or signs which are decoded as evidence of the artist's intention