"An image is something that each viewer may deconstruct differently to deduce meaning. Images convey a message and often that message is reflective of a socially agreed upon idea. For example, an image of a gun can elicit different meanings for each viewer. When we see a gun, it evokes within us a culturally constructed idea of what it may mean to us. There may or may not be an actual link between the image of the gun or its meaning as interpreted by the viewer. The use of the image is the only actual link to its meaning. Art is based on images and images are constructed through language; therefore, art is dependent on the institutions in which it operates."
"An image is something that each viewer may deconstruct differently to deduce meaning. Images convey a message and often that message is reflective of a socially agreed upon idea. For example, an image of a gun can elicit different meanings for each viewer. When we see a gun, it evokes within us a culturally constructed idea of what it may mean to us. There may or may not be an actual link between the image of the gun or its meaning as interpreted by the viewer. The use of the image is the only actual link to its meaning. Art is based on images and images are constructed through language; therefore, art is dependent on the institutions in which it operates."