in 1891. The second being “Marilyn Monroe” painted by Andy Warhol in 1967. When Monet painted “Grainstack‚” he was experimenting with perceptual color. The idea of the Impressionist movement was to objectively record nature as it was seen by the painter‚ focusing on the effects of color and light. He painted “Grainstack” the way he saw it; not the actual color that we know it was‚ but the colors that the sunset made it appear. When Warhol painted “Marilyn Monroe” he used non-representational
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Marilyn Monroe | mid-1950s | Born | Norma Jeane Mortenson June 1‚ 1926 Los Angeles‚ California‚ United States | Died | August 5‚ 1962 (aged 36) Brentwood‚ Los Angeles‚ California‚ United States | Cause of death | Barbiturate overdose | Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery‚ Westwood‚ Los Angeles | Nationality | American | Other names | Norma Jeane Baker Norma Jeane Dougherty Norma Jeane DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe Miller | Occupation | Actress‚ model‚ singer
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Andy Warhol Best-known for his silk-screened photographs of Marilyn Monroe‚ Jacqueline Kennedy‚ Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley‚ Andy Warhol accustomed artists and critics worldwide to use the art of borrowed imagery. Replicating previous artwork from decades before him‚ Andy Warhol became the founding father of appropriation‚ that has now become a symbol of postmodernism‚ and an artistic approach for an era in which concepts of innovation and authorship are thoroughly questioned. This theory
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controversy and speculation. For example‚ Marilyn Monroe’s mysterious death has been analyzed for over 40 years and is still seen as an unsolved puzzle. Marilyn Monroe’s life was cut short on August 4‚ 1962 due to a drug overdose; her death certificate stated probable suicide; however‚ forensic pathologist Dr. Thomas Noguchi stated that it was a murder (Bell). Why is this information hidden from the public in the 1960s? Is there more than meets the eye to Marilyn Monroe and her many affairs? Could the U
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The Immortality of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe is a legend who still connects with millions of people all over the world. There was depth beneath her bombshell image‚ and Marilyn could turn a phrase with the best of them. People who really knew her will tell you about her emotional intelligence‚ her wit‚ and her really delightful sense of humor. Marilyn once said‚ "I don’t want to be rich‚ I just want to be loved." I think that this statement says a lot about who Marilyn really was. She was
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April 26‚ 2013 Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was a great inspiration to many people. Though her life started extremely rough being bounced around from home to home as a foster child in Los Angeles‚ she made the most of it. Marilyn had a number of childhood problems‚ but she managed to toughen up and be strong for herself. She started working at an aircraft plant at sixteen and ended up marrying a man known as Daddy to her. They ended up getting a divorce in 1946 as she began
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Abstract Andy Warhol was born and raised in a poor family in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His mother was his influential person; he depended on his mother‚ Julia which is related to Erickson’s Trust vs. Mistrust. He trusted his mother with everything and she was her inspiration that is why when he grew up to be an artist‚ he had a lot of portraits of his mother in his art museum and gallery in New York. And had an odd personality and was very shy. He hid when his father died‚ did not have any friends
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Marilyn Monroe What do you think when you hear the word movie star? You probably think of a beautiful‚ young‚ very talented actress. When I hear the word‚ I think of Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was a Hollywood glamour with the glow and energy that interested the world. Dominating the age of movie stars to come‚ without a question‚ she is the most famous woman of the 20th century. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ she had a tough childhood growing up in foster homes and orphanages. But‚ she overcame
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Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe‚ formerly known as Norma Jean Baker‚ is a historical inspiration. She was a very confident person. Her strong will always be remembered for that. She was brave going through all the obstacles she faced. She stood up for whatever she believed in and never backed down. Her contributions of being an entertainer‚ singer‚ dancer‚ model‚ actress‚ and wife lend themselves to the way she inspires people today. She had an effortless way of making people feel good about
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these images has made Hollywood the dominant force it is today. A re-emerging image in Hollywood is that of the sex symbol‚ represented by Marilyn Monroe in the 1950’s. Monroe is Hollywood’s classic sex symbol‚ where the cultural phenomena she creates‚ instigates her immortal and legendary status. The first ever issue of Playboy magazine features Marilyn Monroe as the “cover girl”. By decoding meaning from this magazine cover‚ the visual and written text becomes a communicator for both obvious and
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