The Andy Warhol Museum

continued to gains its popularity until it was considered a dead genre in the 1970s. Despite this fact pop art is used for advertising in the current period of time. Pop art is most commonly referred to with the major artist of its peak such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist and more. A portion of the major artists listed had originated from New York. Even though the major artist had originated from New York, the popularity of pop art was an international effort…

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…

celebrity worship. Warhol was well known from an early age to 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…

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,…

Summary of Life, Times and People Clarence Stein was born in 1882 in Rochester, New York. As child he moved with his family to New York City. Later on in his life, Stein’s 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…

oper Art 318: 19th & 20th Century Art Ticket # 11538 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…

Andy Warhol’s thirty-two canvases titled 32 Soup Cans was created in 1962. 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…

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Cardi B was the special guest being interviewed. Her appearance and demeanor received over 16million views on YouTube. She elaborated on her success, the engagement with Offset, and more. The YouTube video was all of 5minutes and 20 seconds. Cardi B had an overconfident way of presenting herself. During the interview Cardi B chose to answer most of the questions in a mindless manner. Jimmy Fallon did great keeping his composure, the things she said…

During their period with Andy Warhol, the band became a significant part in his multimedia spectacle entitled ‘Exploding Plastic Inevitable.’ Simply called Plastic Inevitable or EPI, it was a series of performances established Warhol between 1966 and 1967. Originally called ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound,’ it played in theaters in Early ’66, which was VU and Nico accompanying a 70-minute long silent black and white film. As the idea evolved, it was advertised as the ‘new…

food can that is very similar in style to Andy Warhol’s Campbell 's soup cans. I chose this image because 101 Dalmatians is one of my favorite Disney films. I also enjoy some of Andy Warhol’s work and his Campbell’s Soup Cans is one of his more famous works. I found this image is a part of the Disney fine art program. Tricia Buchanan-Benson is the artist of this piece. Many of her works are for Disney and other illustrations works. The image is a parody on Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans. The…