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Black Cat. Vesa Matteo Piludu. University of Helsinki. Barthes: tripartite meaning process. Object or signifier could signify several meanings In a certain contest is connected to a certain concept or significans
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Black Cat Vesa Matteo Piludu University of Helsinki
Barthes: tripartite meaning process • Object or signifier could signify several meanings • In a certain contest is connected to a certain concept or significans • The signifier with a clear meaning become a sign in a certain historical and cultural background
Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923): Chat au Clair de Lune
Chat Noir by Theophile Steinlen • Many of the posters were produced, to advertise the local “cabaret” owned by Aristide Bruant, created in 1881 as a venue for performers and a nightclub for artists • elegant and luxurious body • This is a perfect balance of mass advertisement (in the right language) and art