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Barbara Kruger

She was born in 1945,New Jersey. She studied at the Syracuse university, the school of visual Arts, she started doing a design job at Conde Nast Publication. She also has worked as graphic designer, art director and image editor at house and garden, aperture and many other publications. She layers founds photographs from existing sources with aggressive and powerful text.  Her work has appeared on billboards, bus cards, posters, a public park, train stations and many other public places.

Barbara Kruger. (2003)

She expresses feminism through the posters, like in the poster above she is trying to tell the society about women not having a voice, we as a women are silent. she conveys the message through irony and a black and white image in the background, so it does not disturb the text at the front. She usually has a black and red bold writing, that gives 'in your face' sort of idea. this poster speaks about not being heard in the society, and also if we get angry it is not very 'ladylike' to be angry or express any anger.

Barbara Kruger. (2003)

Here is yet another work of her, which is very similar to what she was trying to convey of women not being in power to speak up, 'silence is bliss' but having an women in the image rather then men gives out the meaning that women are the one being questioned if spoken and that women should keep silent most of the time. I think her work gives an powerful question to think about.  

Barbara Kruger. (2003). Barbara Kruger. Available: http://www.barbarakruger.com/biography.shtml . Last accessed 2nd May 2014.