Pop Art can be defined as art based on modern popular culture and the mass media. Pop Art began in Britain during the mid-1950s and in the United States during the late 1950s. Pop Art was used as a reintroduction period for mass media. During the Pop Art Movement, research shows that there was controversial comparison with Abstract Expressionist. Reaching its highest point during the 1960s, the themes of this movement became classical history, mythology, morality, and even pop artist. These…
What is Pop Art? As we all know, Pop Art is an art movement that started in the mid 1950’s in Britain and was spreading through the United States in the late 1950’s as as a reaction against the imagery of abstract expressionism. Pop art is considered to be one of the most interestingly elements that has ever happened in this contemporary world. The movement is often memorable with commonplace objects for any subject such as comic strips, soup cans, traffic signs and all types of food (…
Italy Ciao! Benevento! Italy is a wonderful country that has influenced the world. Their cuisine, fashion, and arts have affected the world. From their many different fabrics used in their designs to the types of art they influenced Italy has effected the world in one way or another. First, Italy is known for their world- renowned fashion. Italian fashion has influenced many countries and cultures. Italy is known for the fabrics used in their designs. The types of fabrics…
Brands have the ability to become more than a logo, more than advertisements and messages that make consumers feel like nothing more than a walking dollar sign. Successful brand building relies on the development of an authentic relationship created between a brand and their consumers. In todays developing society we continue to be manipulated by the culture industry and factory mass production, which in turn creates an attitude of indifference for many towards the fashion and luxury brand…
Preface i “So this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be” -Stephen Chbosky There always a point in everyone’s life where they are happy with their current situation, and choose to reflect upon their life. Have you ever reminisced your life? Many would say yes, and then describe the many good aspects that shaped them into the individual they are today. But what about the bad? What about the night where you weren’t…
Sexism is not a gender issue it is a humanity issue. If someone is a 'feminist' it means they are someone who supports the cause for equal rights for women. At a time when women are extremely sexualised in the media it is very important to make sure we are aiming to empower young women and make sure they are confident in their own skin, the only way to do this is to change the way the media we consume everyday portray women. Feminism was established by a women called Emmeline Pankhurst, the…
The Icon of Grease Will Never Lose Devotion For a movie released in 1978 it still holds true to the drama of high school and the cliche of summer love. Grease became a classic for the same reasons as American Graffiti, it explored the life of teens and culture during the fifties. The film director Randal Kleiser casted a previous academy award nominee, John Travolta and rising Australian star Olivia Newton-John and it is now the movie the two are most known for. The musical is a romantic…
Killing Kennedy; the end of camelot, written by Bill O’reilly and Martin Dugard is a exciting true story about the achievements of John F. Kennedy, and how his presidency and death affected the country. The book gives the details of how, where, when Kennedy was shot. It also tells of his personal life, particularly of his sex addiction and many affairs. Kennedy’s assassination put the United States government and people into shock, which the book details and explains thoroughly. Bill O’reilly…
Girl 1: I have become so fat, man! Look at my tummy! I feel like I am going to burst. Girl 2: Oh please! Look at my tummy! I am fatter than you. Have you ever been a part of such a conversation? If not, then I am sure, you have at least heard this conversation before. Why do we girls have this conversation? "The phenomenon is because, before someone else can reject you, you reject yourself. It is a very typical way of defence mechanism. Before you say something mean to me, let me say…
What 3 elements do you think are the most important in a teen film? The teen films have important elements like Characters, Themes, Settings, Music and Plot. My movies I picked to discuss with is “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, “Wayne’s World” and “10 Things I Hate About You”. The important elements I am going talk about is they Characters, they Setting and they Music. My First I am going to talk is a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. My first element about it is “Characters”. Ferris Bueller is our…