Image Culture and Internet Iconsphere

Magdalena Szpunar

Within the last decades, Western culture has become dominated by visual media. For the first time in history we are dealing with a situation where so much emphasis is placed on visual art. This article attempts to answer the question as to what role the image plays in modern society and what are the consequences of its domination in almost all spheres of life. The author also discusses issues related to new forms of image expression, present on the Internet, with a focus of iconsphere.

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image culture, iconsphere, icon, image, signature, photography, Internet