The main-splash on this magazine is of a music artist and she is shown to be taking up most of the space on the page, she even overlaps the masthead of the magazine, this representing her as someone who is clearly very important. The magazine uses a black and white colour scheme for the portrayal of the artist. This hints at the fact that she is someone that is no longer as relevant in current times, and so the magazine is giving us an insight to her golden age.
The cover lines "My gift was born of tragedy" and "the agony and ecstasy of" give us an insight on Joni Mitchell. They tell us that she is someone who has had to struggle through a lot of things to reach the place that she is at now, this telling us that she is a very strong and independent person, who doesn't give up no matter the obstacle.
In your first paragraph, you have written on layout (which is 'media language') which does not apply to this question (which is on representation). You have confused two questions.
ReplyDeleteMark 1 out of 4 for analysing the representation of musicians on the MOJO cover.
Joni's depiction is a counter stereotype as she is female and laughing. You should also comment on how the 'agony and the ecstasy' depicts of Joni's life as one of a tormented genius, typical of the respect which MOJO accords rock legends and 'geniuses'. The reference to Bowie's 'betrayal' is similar with its connotations of controversy and suffering for his art. There are also references to the 'magic' of Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian, which connotes his special status and the reverence of the MOJO audience. The Specials feature as typical icons with their 40 years track record.