The earliest known image making was from the Lascaux caves, France 17000 years ago, and still mark making techniques are an incredibly important part of image making, as they are often unconscious references to our own personal experiences.
One huge reference to image history is the Mona Lisa, as now the famous nature of the painting has over taken the actual regard for the skill and content of the work.
As Jackson Pollock said, 'art can be much more about production as final outcome, it is a record of psyche'. The production of work can become an emblem for the free mind of the western world, which often works by launching attacks on cultural authority. This can often work through the reproduction of famous works, such as the Mona Lisa or Obama's campaign imagery, but altered to show the falseness of how they're seen with such reverence.
However, now there in a growing re-appropriation by the art world, where images created to contradict the typical artistic views, such as the work created by Banksy, which is now being taken from their original position to be hung instead in art galleries. This complete juxtaposition of the context of his work can also be seen as an act of art in itself, as this anarchy against Banksy shows the strong psyche of the people involved.
Overall the art world now seems to be striving to create controversial and shocking images, which go further than advertising their ideologies, but make sure the opinions of the audience are as much a part of the installation as the piece itself.
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