Pop artists

big business This definition of pop art shows some of the diverse features of the movement. It was described as both intriguing (witty, sexy, popular and glamorous) but also also as kitsch (expendable, low cost, gimmicky and mass produced). It was said to be short-lived (transient) but also extremely profitable (big business). The target group is described as young which suggests a striving for new and exciting art. All of the above made statements link into the previously discussed American society. With the terms used by Richard Hamilton, pop art was the reflection of a superficial American society which set its values in fast paced, easily comprehensible and mass consumer art. (217) Part 2- Two key artists of the pop art movement (Andy…

Pop Art was a movement that started out in Britain during the 1950’s and ended at the beginning of the 1970’s. It was a form of art that challenged the traditional views of fine art by placing a new modern spin on things. Pop Art placed modern things and people from that time period into pieces of art that were considered non-traditional. Many artists used household items and celebrities in an abstract way to draw attention to their work. Many believe that in doing so, Pop Art helped to…

his challenges such as his hypochondria as a child. He illuminated the world by changing the way people thought about pop art. Warhol created a styles of art where abstract color is added to popular figures. “ Warhol was one of the founders of pop art, a stylistic movement that representationally portrays the collective subconscious psyche of society through the common images of…

Elizabeth Murray is a pop art genre artist who used bright colors and shapes with dark outlines to make incredible works of art. The strenuous process of creating pop art displays the effort put forth by pop art artists. Elizbeth Murray’s Painter’s Progress was a result of her being very comfortable with her style of art. Murray observed many different artists including Picasso, Cézanne, and de Kooning. She studied the formal technique of other artists’ works and created her own ‘twist’ on pop…

Famous pop artist Andy Warhol once said, “I’m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough it loses all its meaning.” On the contrary, art still can convey a clear meaning no matter how many times it is experienced. The time period from the mid-20th century to now especially has spawned a plethora of meaningful visual art. Concepts like consumerism in the 50s to 60s, the Vietnam War in the 70s, and graffiti from the 80s to now all contain art that connects to the past through presenting the…

Comparing artists and their music has gone on since music first began. Each person thinks their favorite artist’s album is the best, while the other argues that his is the best. Just like any other entertainment category, it is very hard to convince the other person that you are right, even though the evidence is shouting out at them. Which is better? Two popular artists on each end of the spectrum of popularity with one artist’s album being on the Billboard 200 chart at number 1 and the other…

Comparing artists and their music has gone on since music first began. Each person thinks their favorite artist’s album is the best, while the other argues that his is the best. Just like any other entertainment category, it is very hard to convince the other person that you are right, even though the evidence is shouting out at them. Which is truly better? Two popular artists on each end of the spectrum of popularity with one artist’s album being on the Billboard 200 chart at number one and the…

from society’s standards and restraints in order to be individually successful. Throughout my life, I have seen the difficulties an artist must endure in order to be successful in the typical sense. However, I have also learned that success can come in many different forms and can be attained through many different methods. This work you are reading is a different type of art for me. It is the art of wisdom I have obtained throughout my life and now have the opportunity to share with a new…

us to connect with the past. Artists present society with a plethora of viewpoints and subjects to think about and every artist has a different style. Art can be a variety of things from sculpture to painting to photography, but at what extent does art become offensive? One of the most controversial religious pieces within the art world is Andres Serrano’s, “Piss Christ," a photograph that displays a cross submerged in the artist's own urine. When first displayed in 1987 at the Stux Gallery in…

It is a fact that artists create, whether through written mediums, visual arts, or music, based on their experiences in life. An artist is someone making a commitment to submit their self to society, exposing themselves and being vulnerable by merging their creative energy into things of beauty and meaning, writers present a part of themselves that only they can waken into being. Within the process of creating art, an individual takes inspiration from all that they are surrounded with and a big…