Sorry this is a little late.... :/
When I was reading (1956) I found it interesting how some artists such as Richard Hamilton poked fun at the postwar consumer culture. I found it extremely interesting how in his collage, "Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?" he integrated so many ad-slogans and even a Ford emblem. Well....I guess my question would be what effect does the consumer culture have on pop art? Is this effect positive or negative?
OK, next question....
What is your view of POP art vs. modernist paintings? According to Lichtenstein, Pop is not so different from a modern painting because "they project a similar sort of viewer, one that is all eye, that takes in the image in a flash, in a 'Pop' of immediacy." So...are they similar? Why or why not?
P.S. Bri Bri, you are a character. Just putting that out there :]
1 comment:
Consumer culture is a very good area for a line of questioning about content, context and presentation. How about the differences between consumer culture, kitsch and populist taste? What is 'consumer culture' in this context as well. Is a consumer the same thing as a viewer? Is the audience a consumer of an aesthetic experience?
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