live in today. Pop art is an extension and repudiation of dadaism. (Wikipedia) Andy Warhol was a famous american draftsman‚ filmmaker‚ painter‚ and print maker of the early 1950s to the late 1980s. Warhol was born August 6th‚ 1928 in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania and later died on February 22‚ 1987 in New York‚ New York. Andy worked in the movements of pop art‚ video art‚ and postmodern art (Wikipedia). Andy graduated from high school at 16‚ in 1945 and later went on to Carnegie institute of technology
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Women aren’t Barbie dolls “A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing” – Marilyn Monroe Norma Jeane Mortenson later known as Marilyn Monroe was born June 1‚ 1926‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. She had a very tough childhood‚ she spent most of it in foster homes and in orphanage. In 1937 a family friend and her husband‚ Grace and Doc Goddard‚ took care of Monroe for a few years. They were paid $25 weekly by Monroe`s mother to raise her. The family was deeply religious and followed fundamentalist
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Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola) was one of the most well known and influential artists of the late 20th century. Warhol moved from his birthplace of Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania to New York and worked as a commercial artist for many magazines including Vogue‚ Harper’s Bazaar‚ and the New Yorker. He also did window displays and advertisements for retail stores. His first profitable job was illustrating an article in Glamour magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In
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Marilyn Monroe speech: so the big question is…. How did Marilyn Monroe die? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? Before we go into those details we should get some background information: Her name was Marilyn Monroe but her original name was Norma Jeanne Mortenson and she was aged 36 when she died. Marilyn Monroe was an actress‚ model‚ singer and film producer: She was known as a screen Goddess…and a major sex symbol. She had depression and anxiety for most of her life especially in her final years
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Marilyn Monroe‚ was she perhaps one of the greatest movie stars of all time? We know Marilyn‚ but who was she underneath it all? Well to start‚ her name wasn’t always Marilyn‚ it was Norma Jeane. Her mother‚ Gladys Baker‚ was thought to have slight mental health issues that later progressed and made it clear that she was in fact “insane”. Norma Jeane had a childhood that would shape who she became later in life. Yes‚ she was a great star‚ but she was also a completely different person. The person
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My name is Amor Serrano and today I will speak to you about the life of Marilyn Monroe. She was one of America’s most famous idols. Mrs. Monroe was a huge Civil Rights Movement// Ella Fitzgerald was one of Marilyn’s idols and inspiration. The Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood (famous at the time) would refuse to allow Ella to perform there because she was black.////// Marilyn‚ extremely upset‚ told the owners that if they allowed Ella to perform‚ she would be front tow every time Ella was
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this essay I am going to be 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
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While for many‚ Marilyn Monroe was and still might possibly be one of the most enduring sex symbols of all time‚ behind her perfect curves and seductive personality‚ lay a dark and troubled woman ridiculed by her own mental state. What is clear however‚ is that Monroe suffered from severe mental distress which was later diagnosed in her rise to fame and was identified as a borderline personality disorder‚ severe anxiety‚ and depression. Possible causations of her complex mental state during that
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50’s and early 60’s. Dubbed‚ the founding father of the movement‚ Andy Warhol brought forward society’s obsession with mass culture and allowed it to become the subject of art itself. Using many techniques such as isolation‚ repetition and colour placement‚ Warhol brought to the world of art his views on materialism‚ politics‚ economics and the media. Andy was quick to warn his admirers and critics‚ do not look any deeper than the surface of my art and my life’ (Bockris 21). Andy Warhol produced
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Andy Warhol’s 1985 painting‚ Apple‚ certainly caught my eyes as I was browsing his exhibit in the Blanton Museum of Art. The painting was a simple Apple logo decorated with a rainbow-like array of colors in between parallel lines that ran across the logo. These lines existed even outside the logo‚ except in a different color‚ yet stayed in stripes similar to how the lines on a sheet of notebook paper are. However‚ the most alluring part was how the lines and the “Macintosh” in the painting looked
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