Popular Culture and Art Essays - Visual Arts, Contemporary Art

Popular Culture and Art Amber B. Williamson ARTS/125 March 7, 2016 Jamie Welch Popular Culture and Art During the twentieth century, America began to see a unique form of pop art. Pop art is a form of art that uses imagery, styles, and themes of advertising, mass media, and popular culture. Two of the most well-known artist of this movement is Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Both artist were intrigued by using popular events or people and creating collages. Rauschenberg's, "Retroactive", is most famous for the oil and silkscreen ink on a canvas. It includes pictures from magazines of events that was happening at that time. He believed that a picture should not look like something that it isn't. He wanted it to look like something that it is and a picture is more like the real world when it's made out of the real world. Warhol's famous collage is "Marilyn Diptych". In 1962, after the death of Marilyn Monroe, Warhol made this piece that contains fifty images of Marilyn. Warhol loved the use famous celebrities in his pieces. Marilyn Diptych was named the third most influential piece of modern art in a survey by The Guardian. During this era, both Rauschenberg and Warhol used current events and famous people that was well known throughout American. Rauschenberg focused more on the events that was happening during the time. Warhol pieces contained more celebrities and commercial icons. Both artist may had different approaches of pop art but they are both the best of this time. If I was to create a piece about my daily experiences out of found object and imagery I would have to use my children's playroom. I have two little girls and no matter how much I clean, the playroom is always a mess. There always seems to be toys on the floor and juice cups on the tables. This picture of the playroom may not seem like art to others but it shows the true essences of the room. References Doss, E. (2002). Oxford History of Art : Twentieth-Century American Art. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford Paperbacks. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com.