Pop artists

grew up in a time of economic scarcity and political upheaval to a tendency “to give top priority to economic and physical security” (215). Perhaps it was why the world was so ready to embrace this movement of Pop Art that emerged in the mid-1950s, just as World War II ended in 1945 (“Pop Art Movement”). It’s important to consider this period of the Great Depression that troubled most of the country economically, then transitioning into a time of war that stressed the importance of recycling and…

progression that makes a pop song a pop song. In a chapter in the textbook The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis, it talks about the popular music chord progression. The textbook says the chord progression is I V VI IV (Clendinning). This progression makes the popular music stand out and catchy to some. The textbook says that these chords are the base for the song and that all a musician has to do it repeat them in any way they would like and the song would sound like a pop song. Since…

The Beatles The Beatles are one of the best artists of all time. Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in…

ARTISTS LOOK AHEAD Andy Warhol started to become successful in the late 40’s creating illustrations for Glamour magazines. By the early 60’s Warhol began to be known for his comic like painting of subjects derived from advertisements. Subjects like the Campbell soup can or Coca-Cola. Warhol was rather shy and always observed, he would carry a camera to capture objects or famous people. Later he would turn those photographs into silk screen prints and reproduce them as his iconic pop art canvases…

number one hits over three years. With famous artists like Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley. Stock Atkin and Watermans ’SAW’ ability to dominant the charts between 1987 and 1994 is a testament to power they wielded over this time. They were songwriters that were able to produce number 1 hits. Another form of power was the wealth they had inn order to propel an artists forward. They also had connections to venues and tabloids that could give their artists the media exposure to give them mass…

Japanese culture has plenty of roots in traditional Chinese culture. However, Japanese culture is rich and diverse, dating back to 10,000 BC when the Jomon people first settled in Japan. It is widely known for its traditional arts and its contemporary pop culture. Nowadays in Japan it is still possible to notice kimono-clad women shuffling down the street with umbrellas overhead and oversized sumo wrestlers battling competitors out of the ring. Moreover, a sophisticated cuisine, unique social…

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with our population, after the end of the war, Abstract Expressionism was discovered. The counterculture movement was important, it set the stage for social movements. During the 1960’s, Andy Warhol created Pop Art, considered to be artificial, detached, rebellious, ironic and funny. For artists of the 20th Century, locating to a city in America and having the ability to gain freedom to create topics that are justified through everyday life.…

Meghan Trainor is a recent American pop star defined by her sense of empowerment as she urges listeners to reject body shaming. Encouraging positive body image is becoming a societal norm in the U.S. and the Nashville singer 2014 debut single, “All About That Bass,” help persuade her audience that bigger bodies are better. The objectification of larger bodies contribute towards a feeling that there is a criteria for beauty. Similarly, Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” is part of a tradition of hip hop…

Roy Lichtenstein was a famous artist. So in this biography I shall teach you about about Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York in the year of 1970s. His father was Milton Lichtenstein, who was a successful real estate and he had a passion for comics and science. When he entered his teenage years he became interested in art. He then graduated from Franklin school and was drafted in ww2. After ww2 he went back to college and finished up his college career. After college, he went…