1. Individuality
and its
Preconceived Notion
Everything is known; nothing new is created, social flaw or proof of being.
By: Nathan Myatt
Department of Art & Design
University of Idaho
Spring 2009
Marco Deyasi

2. “The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve
the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social
forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.”
George Simmel
(G. Simmel, The Metropolis and Mental Life 1950)

3. Individuality

4. Metropolis/masses

8. “All that is called individuality, as a state of
being, a sensibility, or as an aspiration,
expresses a quality of behavior irreducible to
any more primordial instinct...”
—George Simmel
Individualism

9. Wang, Qingsong, Beggar, c-print, 60x100 cm, 2001

10. Follow Me,c-print, 120x300 cm, 2003

11. Wang, Qingsong, Can I Cooperate with You?, c-print, 120x200 cm 2000

12. Wang, Qingsong, MOMA Studio, c-print, 85x150cm, 2004

13. The end
Trent Parke, Bugs Laurie's
70th birthday surprise,
2006
from The Christmas Tree
Bucket Pigment print