washing powder‚ comic strips and soda pop bottles‚ the movement turned the commonplace into icons. Some of the most prominent pop artists that are believed to have begun the North-American pop art revolution in the 1960s are Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ in 1928. During his said-to-be derange childhood Warhol excelled in the arts. In 1945 he entered the Carnegie Institute of Technology where he majored in pictorial design
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Marilyn and Her Success Many people thought of Marilyn Monroe as just a movie star or singer but she was much more than that‚ such as a model and artist. In 1946 Marilyn Monroe signed her first movie contract with 20th Century Fox‚ she has had a very successful career until her passing in 1962. Even though Marilyn made her first movie in the 1460’s her career didn’t start until the 1950’s when she played in the movie Asphalt Jungle as Angela Phinlay. (“Marilyn Monroe”) After her big
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Plan – Marilyn Monroe Brenda Feeler Counseling 6722 Dr. Latoya Pierce Walden University August 17‚ 2013 Developing a Counseling Plan Marilyn Monroe was born June 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California ("Biography for Marilyn Monroe‚" 1990-2013). Marilyn’s mother dealt with mental illnesses and she did spend much of her time in and out of mental institutions‚ which left Marilyn to the care of foster homes‚ shuffled from one foster home to another and even a few orphanages ("Marilyn Monroe Biography
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In the 1960s an art movement known as Pop Art had begun. Pop art was meant to be simple to aid the audience in creating their own interpretations of the pieces. Two of the leading artists were Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Warhol was a fan of women‚ unlike Warhol‚ Lichtenstein was inspired by culture; their paintings are both pieces of Pop Art but they are different because Warhol’s paintings are mostly of women and Lichtenstein’s are of famous cartoon characters. The artists used different techniques
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think are leaders. One is Marilyn Monroe. She inspired me to pursue my dream of being an actress. Another person I think is a great leader is Gabby Douglas. She was a gymnast and made me want to be a famous gymnast. Lastly‚ the person I think is a leader is John Dimaggio. He was a voice actor on Adventure Time and it made me want to be a voice actor too. If these people didn’t exist‚ society wouldn’t be society. One leader who made a great impact on society is Marilyn Monroe. She was born on June 01
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Gladys worked during the day and left young Monroe with neighbors. Unfortunately for Monroe‚ Gladys was not well; she was in and out of mental hospitals until she was ultimately institutionalized at the Norwalk State Hospital for Mental Diseases in 1935. Nine-year-old Monroe was taken in by Gladys’ friend‚ Grace McKee. Within the year‚ McKee was no longer able to care for Monroe and she was forced to take her to the Los Angeles Orphanage. Devastated‚ Monroe spent two years at the orphanage and in and
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Lichtenstein The colours used are pretty bold‚ consisting of blue‚ black‚ white‚ red and yellow and shows a high contrast of shading used for the foreground depiction of the plane. It is of a comic-like sort and is using the ‘Ben-Day Dots’ technique‚ named after illustrator and printer – Benjamin Day. Depending on the effect‚ colour and optical illusion needed‚ small coloured dots are closely-spaced‚ widely-spaced or overlapping. Magenta dots‚ for example‚ are widely-spaced to create pink. 1950s
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Catherine Gildiner’s piece "Roy" is a compilment of memories from a chapter in her life. The book Catherine wrote is called Too Close to the Falls‚ which is the entire piece to the small excerption of Roy. She writes a memoir with this very important person in her life by the name of Roy. Roy is not a famous person‚ Catherine Gildiner was recognized for this book and was nominated for it‚ but Roy is not a famous person. Roy is far from famous‚ he was the delivery guy for Catherine’s parents drug
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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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I believe drawing is the single most important skill for any visual artist to acquire‚ whether they are a painter‚ illustrator‚ graphic designer‚ or fashion designer. It is simply the act of "seeing" made visual. When one learns how to draw‚ what they are really learning is the ability to see more clearly and communicate what they see or can imagine. As such‚ drawing is a tool for study‚ and communication even before it is a tool for making art. When you draw a picture‚ do you draw the
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