WELCOMETOTHEMAINSTREAM
James R. Pace
2005

1.
Emblems of dissent.
Employing mechanisms of physiological response and culturally contextualized references furthering societal debate.

2.
A cultural alarm.
Regarding the dangers of mainstream submission, and the subsequent loss of liberties.

3.
Aesthetically, pivoting off of traditions of nationalistic banners, flags and political posters intended to inspire patriotism.

4.
Compilations of propaganda, both positive and negative, which tap into archetypes and icons provoking our collective memory of history.

5.
Complex diversifications juxtaposed with austere singularity, which in turn, breeds a clearer definition of both. [bureaucracy + individual = social agreement, mainstream < importance of tolerance].

6.
Contextual variables determine the ultimate interpretation.

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