Warhol’s work from two exceptional area scholars‚ beginning next Friday evening with a lecture by my colleague at GV‚ Dr. Kirsten Strom‚ and on _______ Susan Eberle of Kendall College of Art & Design. As Jean indicated in her introduction‚ I teach drawing and printmaking at GVSU. In other words‚ I’m approaching Warhol’s work very much as a studio artist. As a printmaker in particular‚ I’m predisposed to note the large degree (great extent?) to which the innate characteristics of the medium – in this
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Yasumasa Morimura The Man Yasumasa Morimura was born on the 11th of June 1951. Today he is a well-known Japanese artist whom appropriates famous images by incorporating himself into the images. He does so with the firm believe that “all people have a common desire for transformation”. Morimura’ artworks involve maintaining the original image of another place and/or person but replacing the face of a subject with his own. By doing so he is subtly demonstrating to the audience how everything is
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forms of media‚ including: painting‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ film and music. He also started a magazine (called Interview Magazine) and he wrote several books. He called his studio The Factory and it became a famous meeting place for creative people and celebrities. In the 1960s he produced a series of paintings of iconic American images and objects‚ these included: Campbell’s Soup cans‚ dollar bills‚ Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley and Coca-~Cola bottles. Andy Warhol was shot
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Pop culture is commonly defined as: modern popular culture transmitted via mass media and aimed particularly at younger people. Generations and decades all have different pop cultures‚ some more influencing than others but something very unique about my generation is that pop culture seems to have taken over it. Social media is how a person in the most recent generation expresses their identity as a whole‚ to others‚ and in some ways to themselves. Pop culture can touch on issues such as race‚ ethnicity
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“Kennedy first met Monroe at a dinner party in the 1950’s”(O’Reilly and Dugard Pg.80) But after JFK was accepted into being the democratic nominee for president was when things started getting closer between the two. The night he got selected Monroe and Kennedy flirted and talked all night long. Meanwhile Kennedy’s staff thought this would ruin his chances of becoming president if the two were caught having sexual relations. “Patricia Kennedy Lawford went so far as to pull Marilyn aside and warn her
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Towards the beginning of the chapter‚ Kimmel mentioned that Marilyn Monroe wore a size 12 dress‚ while today most sex symbols average around a size 4. At first glance‚ this seems like a drastic change‚ but if you look at the clothing industry over the last half a century‚ sizes have gotten bigger so that today’s size 4 is much bigger than a 1950s size 4 would have been. According to my mom‚ she wore the same size in college as today‚ even after having two kids – because of the rate sizes changed
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Symbolism and Advertising in Pop Art Written Exam by Nicole D. Willis Student Number: 0501784 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Arise of Consumerism in Post World War II America 8 3. Symbolism and Code 11 4. H.R. Pufnstuf and McDonaldland 13 5. The Chapman Family Collection‚ Revisiting McDonaldland 19 6. Ron English‚ Culture Jammers and Political Art 21 7. 1950’s Advertising and Post War Optimism 23 8. Appropriation Art 26 1 9
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stark yet subtly done. The most prevalent theme is within the constant reference to Marilyn Monroe. In the opening song "Marilyn Monroe"‚ Mrs. Johnstone tells of her carefree youth‚ comparing every aspect of her life to that of the blond bombshell. The song is reprised several times‚ and though the reference becomes a bit tiresome‚ its relevance is strong. Although beautiful and successful‚ Marilyn Monroe led a complex life and in many ways brought on her own destruction. Her memory is framed
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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost a child while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy Lincoln
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it. Advertisements use a varied number of subjects to attract viewers’ attention like humor‚ and even extreme and explicit content to promote their products or services. In this ad they depict a baby that resembles the famous pop culture icon Marilyn Monroe. The text in the ad says “A myth is born again”. In my opinion they are trying to portray a timeless classic that is making a comeback. It has been quite some time since Fiat has produced an automobile. Having a well-known former celebrity characterized
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