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The meaning of the work, however, is unclear at first glance. Rosenquist, being a pop artist from the 1960’s, probably designed this piece so it would have no meaning, and therefore giving it meaning. Geometry of Fire is about breaking away from the cultural norms, and just creating something, even if it doesn’t have an obvious meaning or symbolic reference. When compared to other pop artist, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, a parallel are easily drawn, and supports my interpretation…

Brief History of “I Don’t Care” I Don’t Care is a song released in 2008 by the rock band Fall Out Boy. The song became certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America that same year. It placed #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008 as well. It was ranked at #68 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. Lead vocalist and guitarist of Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, refers to I Don’t Care as a narcissist's anthem. The band agrees that the song focuses on the emptiness…

desire to assert and maintain control over them. Today in popular culture, a key figure that reflects the continuation of such representation while also presenting us with subversive re-framings, is female rap sensation Nicki Minaj. In medicine and pop culture, there have…

comic art. Although there was a descriptive background on the piece mentioning it is one of Lichtenstein's early work beginning his obsession of comic books. I knew the comic image was not any kind of comic art. The comic image in the exhibition was pop art an art movement during the 1960s that included another iconic artist Andy Warhol with his famous Campbell Soup Can displayed right next to the image. The interaction among people also gravitated on the mystery of the image while we will…

Since the late 1990's, South Korean popular culture entered the global market via its television series better known as K-drama. The export of Korean dramas sparked off a palpable craze for Korean cultural commodities in early 2000. This popular cultural phenomenon known as the Korean Wave or Hallyu has seen a surge in interest in Korean culture especially through the study of the Korean language and understanding of the culture through travel. In this essay I would like to shed light on how…

Graphic design styles are greatly influenced by the past. Production methods such as silkscreen printing have been revisited and adapted many times since being created. This technique was popularized almost a century ago and since then, has been explored by both designers and artists. Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein both began screen-printing in the 1960s and heavily influenced the popularity of the printing method in both art and design. It has a unique style that also influences modern…

colors, two-dimensional lines and shapes that appear to have three-dimensional depth, and above all there is no sign of a brushstroke. These stylistic characteristics correlate well with the pieces of Pop art movement. In the late 1970’s, Roland Barthes, a literary theorist and philosopher, wrote that the Pop artist “has no depth: he is merely the surface of his pictures, no signified, no intention, anywhere.” In this way, Victor Vasarely and his art stand in stark contrast and would provide a…

My Generation By The Who “My Generation” is a top rock and roll song during 60s. This song influenced young, but their parent hated. Parent thought this song was anti-cultural and didn’t fit their society. This song basically talks about our generation which is growing up. It also talks about how we think when we are young and what are the things we like/love to do, throughout teenage years.This song brought many controversies in media as well. “My Generation” ranked #75 in U.S. and #2 in…

On August 6, 1928 a little baby boy named Andy Warhol who was soon to be a famous American artist. His birthplace was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When Andy Warhol was in the third grade he had a disease called Sydenham's disease. During the time of his sickness he was stuck in bed but while he was in bed he would usually listened to the radio or usually collected pictures of famous people back then. Andy Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945. After high school he wanted to become…

by our popular culture because of the way we socialize with the social media, television, music, and magazines. Popular culture have shaped us in many ways, such as, the way we dress, do things, and connect ourselves with all of these social medias. Pop culture or popular culture have an aspect on our society by engaging us with the things that advertisers think would be great and will be useful for us. The aspects of popular culture in which I engage are films, music, fashion, and social media.…