national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop‚ uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work‚ however controversial art always draws criticism and attention. One of the most well known artists of the Pop movement was Andy Warhol‚ a young commerial illustrator
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The “American Idol” show has been aired for the past ten years and has gained audiences from various countries. Analyse the “Idol” phenomenon using the political economy approach in popular culture. You would need to explain the political economy approach and your understanding of the theories in addition to applying it to the case study. The American Idol show – a form of popular culture - drew more than 30 million audiences an episode‚ and although over the years‚ overall viewership declined
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include Nat “King” Cole‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Perry Como‚ and Dean Martin‚ among many others. 2. 1950s Music of the 1950’s reflected the beginnings of major social changes in the world and in the US‚ especially. Rock ’n’ Roll‚ R&B‚ and traditional pop ruled the charts while radio and television connected the country in our musical tastes and exposed the nation to a greater variety of artists and styles. Some of the first major superstars of music emerged from this decade with people like: Elvis Presley
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emerged. One of them was Chinese popular music‚ which started in Shanghai in the 1920s. It was based on big band Western jazz style‚ which was a popular style of music in Shanghai at that time. Its founder‚ Li Jinhui‚ created an early form of Chinese pop music called shidaiqu‚ which is a mixture of Chinese folk music and European jazz music. This style
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Jim Dine Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati Ohio (then a quiet river town)‚ during 1939‚ of a middle class Jewish family. His father owned a paint and plumbing supply store‚ and his grandfather owned a hardware store. His mother was loving and his childhood memories are pleasant ones. He took his first painting classes at the Cincinnati Art Academy‚ while in high school. He then went on to attend the University of Cincinnati‚ the school of the Boston Museum of Fine arts‚ and Ohio University where
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Classified as ’Good’ Art? The Effect of the Market on the Construction of Music Introduction Manufactured bands now make up a major percentage of chart music today‚ not least of them Take That‚ Boyzone‚ Bad Boys inc.‚ East 17 and other all-boy pop bands. In this essay I would like to discuss how the standard of art has been lowered by the capitalistic system of the music industry‚ using a specific example - "Upside Down"‚ which is maybe the latest addition to this genre of music. By this genre
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Klimt) and The Subway (George Tooker). Artists use certain methods to evoke certain emotions. Roy Lichtenstein and René Magritte are world-renowned artists both known for different art styles and different views on art itself. Roy Lichtenstein is a Pop artist and painted Drowning Girl whilst René Magritte‚ generally a surrealist‚ painted The Lovers. Both paintings focus on using the elements and principles of design to portray the themes of Love and Loneliness. By analyzing these two artists and their
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current exhibition of Classic Contemporary: Lichtensein‚ Warhol and Friends is an exhibit that features important paintings and sculpture by major contemporary artists‚ primarily from the 1960s and ‘70s. Andy Warhol was at the forefront of the Pop Art movement; Pop artists portray clearly recognizable objects from everyday world and the mass media. Warhol’s Flowers‚ 1967‚ silkscreen on synthetic polymer paint on canvas‚ is included in the exhibition. Flowers were quite an inspiration for Warhol time
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4‚4 million online downloads and her album ‘Teenage Dream’ generating 5 n1 hit singles. Just these numbers show her global success and market appeal to a whole variation of audiences. She promotes and markets a variety of other products including pop chips‚ Sims 3 and adidas‚ simultaneously promoting herself. The usage of this synergistic relationship creates unique opportunities to reach out to a wider audience. Her global success and appeal to her audience can be objectively seen through her social
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he began to devote more of his time to painting. His painting style was derived from his childhood love for comic books. This style quickly became known as “Pop Art.” 1962 marked the beginning of Warhol’s celebrity status as he released his famous Campbells Soup Can series‚ which completely changed the direction of the art world. Warhol’s Pop Art became the craze of the 60’s‚ people couldn’t get enough of it. He began to use this style to do a large sequence of movie stars‚ including Marilyn Monroe
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