A2 Art Essay: Why was the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein immediately popular in the 1960’s? Roy Lichtenstein rapidly became popular in the 1960’s with his very original pop art pieces which he based many on comic strips‚ advertisements or newspapers. These tended to be the main inspiration for his work; this is because the subjects would tend to be exceedingly emotional and melodramatic. He became an idol to the American culture by adding in comic book characters which were very
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Jean –Michel Basquiat was like a solar eclipse in the art world‚ something you rarely see and briefly exist. While Basquiat had a brief existence in the mainstream art world‚ he changed the art world forever. For the few people that were lucky enough to witness this event known by many names such as SAMO‚ Innovator‚ The First‚ Phenomenon and simply Basquiat‚ his impact is everlasting. However‚ unlike a solar eclipse Basquiat left behind stories that are in many different media‚ now these stories
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however‚ for Jean-Michel Basquiat‚ the current state may have seemed appealing‚ but he was ready for a change. Art historian Jordana Saggese describes Basquiat as a revolutionary artist. He was at the forefront of hip-hop‚ a new cultural movement that stood as a colorful contrast to the status quo (67). Hailing from Lower East Side Manhattan‚ New York‚ Basquiat was an artist with a unique background whose brush strokes positioned him to set off a revolution unprecedented
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Andy Warhol Biography 1928-1987 Campbell’s Soup: Black Bean (c) VG Bild-Kunst‚ Bonn 2001/2002 No other artist is as much identified with Pop Art as Andy Warhol. The media called him the Prince of Pop. Warhol made his way from a Pittsburgh working class family to an American legend. Born in Pittsburgh Andy was born in 1930 in Pittsburgh as the son of Slovak immigrants. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an accident when Andy was 13 years
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ANDY WARHOL August 6‚ 1928 – February 22‚ 1987 Andy Warhol was one of the most influential people in American modern art. Warhol was best known for his bright colored images of famous people and food cans. Through both his art and lifestyle he explored the nature of fame‚ popular culture‚ and the media. His artistic influence and unusual personality redefined the modern art world. Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in the working class neighborhood of Oakwood‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania
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Haitian artist named Jean-Michel Basquiat. I didn’t know who he was but the fact that he was Haitian and his artwork was different I decided to find out more about him. I soon found out that there is a movie based on his life. In the movie in describes how he was homeless and was a striving artist. He was commonly known for his crown signature. His artwork was criticized and humiliated by local art dealers. After a while he stumbled across a famous artist named Andy Warhol‚ after showing Andy his works
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What is ART - skill acquired by experience the conscious use of skill & creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects LASCAUX PALEOLITHIC cave painting (c15‚000 BC) MANUNGGUL JAR (c710-890) 2nd LGBT Flores de Mayo Q.C. CCP by leandro locsin (1969) DL UMALI HALL by Leandro Locsin (1965) Pahiyas Festival ‚ Lucban Quezon What counts as Art? * ART as an EXPERIENCE OF PLEASURE David
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culture of degradation. This was first taken up as an aesthetic by Andy Warhol. In the text‚ Postmodernism: Style and Subversion‚ 1970-1990‚ Adamson and Pavitt note that Jameson‚ “found Warhol ’s glittering series Diamond Dust Shoes to be particularly unnerving because of its incorporation of commodity culture” (70). Art‚ according to both Warhol and Jameson is above all‚ a commodity‚ something to be bought and sold. Warhol ’s work illustrates Jameson ’s contention that‚ "Aesthetic production today
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with young artists at the time. Amidst them‚ Jean-Michel Basquiat made his appearance on the art scene. Basquiat was a multi-cultural artist of Puerto Rican and Haitian descent. After his first exhibition in the early 1980s‚ he was immediately recognized as a new spirit who had survived the tail end of modernism and was revolutionizing art. (Mayer 42) Many of his artworks epitomize the strong sense of music and dynamism of 1980s New York. Basquiat is still greatly admired for his spontaneous use of line
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to the words in the book Life Doesn’t Frighten Me 3-002: Discuss the meaning of the symbols Jean-Michel Basquiat used in Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. 3-003: Discuss the importance of illustrations in story books. 4-004: Create a poem with several illustrations using symbols. Visuals‚ Books‚ etc. needed: Book‚ Life doesn’t Frighten Me‚ author Maya Angelou‚ illustrations by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Other Materials per student: Drawing paper‚ colored pencils‚ glue‚ writing paper Vocabulary: Illustrations
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