I
have chosen this image of Lady GaGa to look at the idea of symbolism and wealth
in portraits.
Lady GaGa is a very successful artist and is estimated to be worth
around 295 Million dollars. This image shows her looking extremely wealthy. The
first thing I noticed looking at the image was all the diamonds. Her earrings show
off huge diamonds, which is a typical symbol of wealth. The ones on her head in
the headband almost resemble a crown, which again is an obvious symbol of
wealth due to crowns typically being associated with royalty.
It
is also clear that she is wearing fur. This is again a typical thing we
associate with money as real fur is often very expensive.
Even the microphone itself looks very expensive, mainly due to it's size and colour, as it doesn't really look like a standard microphone that we are used to artists using.
I have also chosen this image of Beyonce. She is wearing a crown on her head and holding a gold Sceptre. These are obvious symbols of wealth that we associate with royalty and the Queen. Her estimated net worth is around $450 million.
The pearls around her neck are also a symbol of wealth, along with all the gold on her outfit. It appears that the whole aim of the image is to present her as a queen and show how wealthy she is.
Lady GaGa Net Worth (Viewed 02/12/2015) Available from: http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/singer/lady-gaga-net-worth/
Robin Lempel, 2015, Beyonce’s net worth could get even higher! Jay Z’s wife sets her sights on the big screen. (Viewed 11/12/2015) Available from: http://www.hollywoodtake.com/beyonces-net-worth-could-get-even-higher-jay-zs-wife-sets-her-sights-big-screen-120456
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