Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Woodstock Poster Audience
The Woodstock flyers represented an invitation to the New World Order, a free ticket to an epic musical feat and an even greater countercultural feat. These flyers were aimed towards such a diverse audience that the event attracted one of the largest turnouts in music concert history. Firstly, this audience consisted of people who were fans of rock & roll music, as the flyer highlighted over 25 popular bands and artists. The flyers also were created to catch the attention of creative minds, people who appreciated art, nature, and "surreal mental and physical stimulation". On a deeper level, Woodstock targeted the American population that was frustrated with the current political and social climate of the time. Consequently, this colorful crowd also drew in those who were curious of the counterculture movement but had not fully experienced or understood its meaning. The reason that these people were targeted is because they all mostly were forward-thinkers who shared common goals for the future of the country, specifically peace. In order to spread their messages, they needed a union to establish their power, influence, and legitimateness in the eyes of the proponents of the current American culture. Woodstock was this progressive monumental congregation, and it resulted in the audience that became a microcosm of the new social identity that rapidly expanded throughout the country.
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I think something important to point out about the poster is the fact is says "peace and musical festival" across the top. This goes along with your argument that the concert aimed to attract all people, not only those who were fans of rock and roll music.
ReplyDeleteJust from looking at the poster, what came to my mind was that, on top of everything you mentioned, they were also trying to attract the youth and the LBGT community in some way because of the multiple colors they used in the poster. LGBT people were consider different that the standard society, so they were included in the counterculture revolution.
ReplyDeleteI like that you chose this piece for counterculture, with me being an audience who has viewed it I think it served its purpose because I definitely would have attended. I also believe the colorful brightness was one of the biggest "draw in" affects of the poster. The audience could be walking down the street and at first glimpse the poster then do a double take and decide to go and be moved by the music.
ReplyDeleteI am almost hesitant to say that I think this poster was meant to attract anybody. Clearly it is meant for the younger generation of progressives, but if someone with opposite viewpoints showed up, I think that the creators of Woodstock would thrive on that. Either they would attempt to get them to understand what they are all about or they would throw what they're doing in their face.
ReplyDeleteI think you make a great point that this poster is meant to attract an incredibly wide range of people. Through the highlighting of "peace and music" and "hundreds of acres to roam on" I think that this poster was most certainly created with the intention of reaching a vast audience because all different types of people, as you discussed in your post, because it was an event that was socially progressive and intentionally created with openness, peace and acceptance in mind.
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