Memes place in Art- July Meetup
Schedule
Sun Jul 21 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
Auric Gallery | Colorado Springs, CO
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July 21st 7pm Auric Gallery, FreeArt is constantly evolving, and according to the Oxford dictionary, it can be defined as the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings. Considering this definition and the ever-changing nature of human creation, one can say that memes are art, since they tick all the boxes. Indeed, they are precious tools to better understand the nuances of our everyday lives. Our July discussion subject will focus on memes in art to finally find out what it’s all about!
Memes break the Internet. That’s what they’re meant to do. Indeed, they’re jokes in the form of images, GIFs, or videos. These often-so-viral contents can be based on all kinds of topics, ranging from pop culture to politics. Via them, a form of web culture, or even, counter-culture, emerges. Digital natives embrace this ultra-saturated World Wide Web in which one can quickly gain momentum. Memes are used to question, critique, and cope with every day. The most successful ones are inspired by real-life situations and events and allow for self-expression in our ultra-digitized era.
Richard Dawkins describes them as cultural units of information. They’re ideas that are worth sharing, passing on and copying. In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, the evolutionary biologist blended the Greek word “mimeme” and “gene” and designed the term “meme”. Nevertheless, memes didn’t start with this first occurence of the term, nor with the Internet, as some linguists argue that they’ve been used by humans as a means of communication since ancient times.
Let's discuss!
all ages, all welcome, bring treats to share and lots of ideas.
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Where is it happening?
Auric Gallery, 125 E Boulder St,Colorado Springs,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
