The image I chose to remix was a Louis Vuitton advertisement that I found on page 69 of the April 2010 Town & Country magazine. The advertisement features photographer Annie Leibovitz with dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov. In the image Mikhail Baryshnikov stands barefoot on a podium while Annie Leibovitz gazes up at him from the floor. Mikhail Baryshnikov is photographed as a strong, healthy, iconic male, while Annie Leibovitz is shown as strong, quiet, photographer sitting comfortably on the floor next to her camera. While looking at the image the viewer is able to see the trust and respect that is evident between Annie Leibovitz and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Remix Image
As I looked at the way Annie Leibovitz is shown sitting, it reminded me of Adams pose in Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam. I decided to remix the image as if Mikhail Baryshnikov is Annie Leibovitz’s husband and changed the meaning of the original photograph to show Mikhail Baryshnikov as a God in the eyes of his wife, the one who provides and gives life to his wife and family. Mikhail Baryshnikov is still shown as a strong male but in remixing the image the power was shifted from Annie Leibovitz to Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Margaret
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