Cultural icon

A cultural icon is an artifact that is recognised by members of a culture or sub-culture as representing some aspect of cultural identity. Cultural icons vary widely, and may be visual, audio, an object, a person or group of people, etc.

In the media, many items of popular culture have been called "iconic" despite their lack of durability. Some commentators believe that the word is overused or misused.

Types

A web-based survey was set up in 2006 allowing the public to nominate their ideas for national icons of England and the results reflect the range of different types of icon associated with an English view of English culture.

Some examples are:

Big Ben (the nickname for the bell, but widely recognised as Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament in London);

Cup of tea (for the British tea drinking habit);

Red telephone box;

Red Routemaster London double decker bus;

Spitfire, a World War II fighter aircraft.

Matryoshka dolls are seen internationally as cultural icons of Russia.

Icon

An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn "image") is typically a painting depicting Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels, which is venerated among Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and in certain Catholic Churches.

Icons may also be cast in metal, carved in stone, embroidered on cloth, painted on wood, done in mosaic or fresco work, printed on paper or metal, etc. Icons are often illuminated with a candle or jar of oil with a wick. (Beeswax for candles and olive oil for oil lamps are preferred because they burn very cleanly, although other materials are sometimes used.) The illumination of religious images with lamps or candles is an ancient practice pre-dating Christianity.

Although common in translated works from Greek or Russian, in English iconography does not mean icon painting, and "iconographer" does not mean an artist of icons, which are painted or carved, not "written", as they are in those languages.

Comparable images from Western Christianity are generally not described as "icons", although "iconic" may be used to describe a static style of devotional image.

Global

Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to:

Entertainment

Global (Paul van Dyk album), 2003

Global (Bunji Garlin album), 2007

Global (Humanoid album), 1989

Global (Todd Rundgren album), 2015

Bruno J. Global, a character in the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross

Global a Go-Go, the second album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, displaying trademark genre-melding folk-rock and Strummer's unique lyrical style

Companies and brands

Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand

Global Aviation Holdings, the parent company of World Airways, Inc., and North American Airlines, Inc., headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia

Global Radio, British commercial radio company

Global Television Network, in Canada

Global BC, on-air brand of CHAN-TV, a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Global Okanagan, on-air brand of CHBC-TV, a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Global Toronto, a television station in Toronto
Global Edmonton
Global Calgary
Global Montreal
Global Maritimes
NTV, a television station in Newfoundland, similar to the Global network

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