exploring two artefacts and discussing the relationships between them‚ considering the meanings behind them‚ the time and context. The first artefact I have chosen to explore is ‘Turquoise Marilyn’‚ which is Acrylic and Silkscreen on Linen created by Andy Warhol‚ 1964. The second artefact is ‘For the Love of God’‚ which is platinum cast of a human skull‚ studded with over 8500 diamonds‚ created by Damien Hirst‚ 2007. While I think these two artifacts offer multiple topics of interesting similarities I want
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Two eras in time were the 1930’s and 1960’s. Both of these two periods in time are interesting in their own ways. Also people usually think the 1960’s were all about fun which wasn’t always true. In addition people think that a main event in the 30’s was the Great Depression which in fact is true but there’s more to the 30’s than most people think. There are many seminaries and differences in these two are fashion‚ inventions/technology‚ and music. Three similarities between them are the people involved
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With Campbell’s Soup Can (Tomato) Andy Warhol takes as his subject a ubiquitous staple food found in millions of American homes and turns it into high art. With the unique candor he displayed in the best of his early Pop art works he appropriates the curved lines and iconic graphic imagery of a tin of canned soup and re-examines them in the context of their pure visual qualities. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans transformed him into an overnight sensation when they were first exhibited in Los
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The History of Pop Art Pop art was first created in Britain in the 1950’s by a gathering of artists called the Independent Group (Kuberski 1). Pop art was first introduced in the 1950’s but became more popular through the mid 1950’s and hit its peak in the 1960’s. Pop art was something new and vibrant to appeal to a younger audience post World War II. Pop art is a simple form of art that uses distinguishable imagery from objects found in everyday life. Although Pop art was a major change from the
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This article entails a biography on Jackson Pollock and how he created some of his works of art to the way he lived his day to day life. Number 17a was created in 1948 with oil paints on fiberboard. Pollock used unusual tools to paint this painting‚ tools such as trowels‚ shovels‚ or other non-contemporary tools. Biographical information on Jackson Pollock in this article originated from texts written by Betty Parsons. Parsons texts teach us about Pollocks personal life‚ how he lived or how he
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Andy Warhol - Mini Bio Born on August 6‚ 1928‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movements. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms‚ including performance art‚ filmmaking‚ video installations and writing‚ and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthetics. Warhol died on February 22‚ 1987‚ in New York City. QUOTES "I’d prefer to remain a mystery. I never
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Andy Warhol went through a series of events that had both positive and negative aspects as they determined his subsequent status of pop-artist‚ now that he has finished his studies what doors will future open to him? We’re in 1949‚ Andy Warhol has now finished his college gaining a Bachelor of fine arts degree. Ready and determined he goes to the Big Apple‚ New York‚ to pursue his main career dream of commercial artist. It was in that same moment that he chopped off the last letter of his surname
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History Day Essay: Pop Art Movement The Pop Art movement‚ from the late 1950s to the 1970s‚ was widely spread in the United States. It was a movement where consumerism and mass-production greatly influenced and inspired artists. Artists‚ such as Andy Warhol‚ explored and experienced the world of Pop Art that was not favored by most art critics at the time. This movement struggled to cross the boundary between what was considered low and high art forms. Over time however‚ Pop Art slowly became accepted
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was an American Pop artist‚ from 1928-1987. A pop artist is an artist who has a style that explores the everyday imagery that is part of modern consumer culture. Using things like consumer product packaging‚ celebrities‚ comic strips‚ and advertisements. Other pop artists are Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol was born on August 6‚ 1928 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Warhol died in New York on February 27‚ 1987 after a gallbladder operation. Andy Warhol
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Paul Jackson Pollock was a splatter painter. People started calling him by his middle name Jackson. He was born January 28‚ 1912 in Cody‚ Wyoming. When he was little he had a hard child life. His family moved around‚ but he then found out what native art was when his family moved to Phoenix. Jackson would put paint on a paint brush or on his fingers and would just fling it around which made it very expressive He would lay down long white papers and would throw paint all around. This was a way he
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