Japanese pop culture

Introduction Norman Rockwell was an American painter and an illustrator who is famously known for his contribution to the reflection of the past American culture. The painter was born on 1894, in New York City and died in the year 1978 ('Norman Rockwell: A Life'). Most of his popular artistic works were published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine for a period of more than fifty years. Norman’s early life indicated a desire in artwork, as he left high school at the age of fourteen to join the…

Pan Alley songs were very unique in the way they were written, the songs were in first person using words like I, me, and we. This form was new to people in the 1920s and 1930s really getting the attention of an audience. By writing about different culture and ideas Tin Pan Alley composers also might have done that because it was the only way to escape their reality. Issues of injustice and discrimination were very popular among individuals. By writing about things people had never seen before…

Pop art’s influences on American culture post World War II acted as a “cultural revolution” led by innovative artists, like Warhol, who used their art to influence the development of society. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s commentary of this piece stated, “What made these works significant was Warhol's co-opting of universally recognizable imagery, such as a Campbell's soup can, Mickey Mouse, or the face of Marilyn Monroe, and depicting it as a mass-produced item, but within a fine art…

have a strong interest in celebrity culture, with his obsession coming from reading glamour magazines in his childhood. Warhol believed in celebrity cult worship as akin to that of religious worship, with Warhol believing that the use of repetition brought forth this idea of truly knowing his subjects and that by capturing the person on film this allowed the viewer to understand the persona of the celebrity. Warhol was interested in the beauty of celebrity culture, this interest including the…

Roy Fox Lichtenstein, a leading figure for iconic art, was born on October 27, 1923 in New York City to an upper class Jewish family. He was brought up on the Upper West Side of the city, and was enrolled in boarding school until the age of twelve. Because he was vastly interested in the beautiful music of jazz, he started his skill drawing portraits of the musicians and their musically instrument. During his last year of high school in 1939, Roy Lichtenstein for summer classes at an art school,…

ambition was to “improve the living conditions of the poor by providing proper housing and community environments” (McCullough 2012, p9). McCullough credited this motivation to his upbringing and enrollment with an academy run by the Society for Ethical Culture where Stein learned the value of social responsibility. Growing up he was exposed to the living conditions of New York’s Urban Poor (McCullough 2012, pp7-8). Stein briefly attended Columbia University to study interior design. In 1903,…

Fall 2015 An Inspiration Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising and comic books. One of its aims was to emphasize the elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony. Jack Kirby a forerunner of comic book illustration was a resounding artist who led much of what pop artists drew their inspiration from. Revolutionizing the styles and techniques used…

This renowned American Pop Artist, known for his repeating reproductions and gaudy colors, produced this piece using the printmaking method. Warhol didn’t want his paintings of mass-produced commercial goods to be conceptually stimulating. He wanted to make his work relatable so that viewers could approach them and have a clear interpretation. Warhol replicated the appearance of manufactured objects and famous icons for the sake of expressing his view of modern culture in a manner that had…

Pop music has been around for a longtime, and it has become a very popular genre around the world. In 1958, in the city of Bay City, Michigan, a girl was born, who grew up to be a Pop sensation, and become a legend in the genre. She was a straight A student in high school, and was part of the cheerleading squad. She then was offered a full scholarship to the University of Michigan to the dance program because of the outstanding job she did in high school. While going to Michigan, Madonna was…

In the song, Don't Wait by Joey Graceffa, Joey starts the song by writing, “I know you've got a strong heart/ It's written in the stars/ Behind the castle walls/ You've hid your light.”this creates the feeling of being committed, but still being a little unsure of when to come out. The text says, “Behind the castle walls you've hid your light, but when you let the past go, your story unfolds.” this shows he has been hiding his life in, and if he shows it he, will start this big adventure of…