Arts can be separated into different branches and Hap in the story prefers realistic art. Hap in “The Soul of Capitalism” by Robert Collins would likely appreciate Warhol’s art mentioned in “When Canada Met Andy” by Nancy Tousley on a superficial level, but not the abstract message.
Hap would praise some of Warhol’s art because his work matches Hap’s definition of art. Hap loves traditional art but not modern or abstract art as he claims that “it’s not art if he can’t tell what it is” (1), implying that the appearance of an artwork is of paramount importance. It should resemble real life objects or landscapes which shows that Hap prefers figural art and Warhol’s art matches his taste as he tries to incorporate art into ordinary items through surreal ways of expression. Some of his work are portrait of celebrities whom Hap would be able to identify and appreciate since they are paintings on canvas judging from the way Hap reacts to traditional paintings. …show more content…
Hap likes traditional art such as paintings shown when he “let a strange young man camp out on [his] place … to sketch [his] farm equipment” (3) but does not understand the aesthetic value of a ball of burned barb wire. He only prefers figural art in traditional expression while some of Warhol’s art features ordinary items such as the box sculptures he had brought to the exhibition in 1965. Hap would likely react in the same way as Charles Comfort and “couldn’t tell a Warhol box sculpture from the real thing, a dutiable commercial product” (5). Warhol’s realistic work falls into the same category of the artwork on the third floor in the City Art Gallery, where Hap and other dairymen “could only … [describe] [them] as bizarre” (21). One of the art on that floor is a pile of shoes, and despite the familiarity, Hap does not appreciate it, so he would not appreciate Warhol’s modern way of
Hap would praise some of Warhol’s art because his work matches Hap’s definition of art. Hap loves traditional art but not modern or abstract art as he claims that “it’s not art if he can’t tell what it is” (1), implying that the appearance of an artwork is of paramount importance. It should resemble real life objects or landscapes which shows that Hap prefers figural art and Warhol’s art matches his taste as he tries to incorporate art into ordinary items through surreal ways of expression. Some of his work are portrait of celebrities whom Hap would be able to identify and appreciate since they are paintings on canvas judging from the way Hap reacts to traditional paintings. …show more content…
Hap likes traditional art such as paintings shown when he “let a strange young man camp out on [his] place … to sketch [his] farm equipment” (3) but does not understand the aesthetic value of a ball of burned barb wire. He only prefers figural art in traditional expression while some of Warhol’s art features ordinary items such as the box sculptures he had brought to the exhibition in 1965. Hap would likely react in the same way as Charles Comfort and “couldn’t tell a Warhol box sculpture from the real thing, a dutiable commercial product” (5). Warhol’s realistic work falls into the same category of the artwork on the third floor in the City Art Gallery, where Hap and other dairymen “could only … [describe] [them] as bizarre” (21). One of the art on that floor is a pile of shoes, and despite the familiarity, Hap does not appreciate it, so he would not appreciate Warhol’s modern way of