Icon - A representation of the object itself, keeping its characteristics. Resembles something. Can be illustrative, diagrammatic, a photograph or the object/person itself.
People as icons - an image or name, an individual reduced to an idea.
Discuss - Celebrity is the state of being well known. How does one obtain celebrity status? In our culture? Other cultures? Past cultures? Do celebrities fuel our/a culture? How? Why?
Link here for images and brief bio of Iconic People.
Symbols - No logical meaning for what it stands for. Have no resemblance to the real object, it’s a result of a convention (considered acceptable to most members of a society). A dove represents peace, but there’s no connection between the animal and peace, it’s just a convention.
A symbol (an image or text) can only make meaning if the person already knows the convention - a matter of culture and previous knowledge. For each culture the symbol makes meaning.
Color in cultures.
Further Reading:
Signs and Language. Link here.
The Age of the Female Icon by Holly Brubach, New York Times Magazine. Link here.
Perceptions of Female Beauty in the 20th Century by Louise Wood. Link here.
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