Journal Entry #1
Back in November, I went to the Art Gallery of Ontario with my media class to see David Bowie’s exhibit. David Bowie is known as a famous English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and arranger back in the 1970s. The biographer David Buckley said, “His influence has been unique in popular culture—he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure.” Bowie created the biggest cult in pop culture, which is interesting to view and admire it.
The part that affects me the most was Bowie’s outfit. It was unique; it is a kind of outfit that normal people will not wear. For example like the outfit made by a Japanese designer we saw at the beginning of the exhibit, the part of the shoulder and the bottom of the pants are extremely wide. He is a kind of celebrity like Lady Gaga; they both use their own style and way to become famous. They both have been through hard times during their early life, but they never gives up, that why they can be that successful.
I think if David Bowie didn’t become a popular celebrity and opens the path leads to pop culture, there will never be Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus exist in our society. Some will think it is a good thing, and some will not. In my opinion, it is good that Bowie creates the pop culture, because his music permeated and altered people’s lives. Nowadays, people believe of being themselves. They are not constraints by the old society’s concept anymore.
Back in November, I went to the Art Gallery of Ontario with my media class to see David Bowie’s exhibit. David Bowie is known as a famous English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and arranger back in the 1970s. The biographer David Buckley said, “His influence has been unique in popular culture—he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure.” Bowie created the biggest cult in pop culture, which is interesting to view and admire it.
The part that affects me the most was Bowie’s outfit. It was unique; it is a kind of outfit that normal people will not wear. For example like the outfit made by a Japanese designer we saw at the beginning of the exhibit, the part of the shoulder and the bottom of the pants are extremely wide. He is a kind of celebrity like Lady Gaga; they both use their own style and way to become famous. They both have been through hard times during their early life, but they never gives up, that why they can be that successful.
I think if David Bowie didn’t become a popular celebrity and opens the path leads to pop culture, there will never be Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus exist in our society. Some will think it is a good thing, and some will not. In my opinion, it is good that Bowie creates the pop culture, because his music permeated and altered people’s lives. Nowadays, people believe of being themselves. They are not constraints by the old society’s concept anymore.