Pushing the Overton Window Print

This image began as a playful idea to hang a painting at an angle; the shadowy, backlit figure pressed against the other side of the canvas appears to have shifted the painting. After reading about political scientist Joseph Overton I wanted to incorporate his 'window' theory and developed the piece further by setting it in a gilded frame, emphasising the impression the canvas has moved by tarnishing all the gold leaf apart from the glistening wedges revealed by the tilted canvas. Overton's theory is that for any political issue there's a range of socially acceptable, uncontroversial opinions that's far smaller than the range of more shocking, possible opinions, the smaller group forming the 'window'. The placement of this window can be shifted over time using pressure groups, such as think tanks and media manipulation, to introduce more shocking opinions that widen public debate and allow opinions on the fringe of the window to be tolerated and even accepted - this is how public opinion is manipulated today, something that I feel deserves more scrutiny. The protagonist in this image is not only female, she is also pushing her window on the world to the left, contrary to the current trend.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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