In reality, pop music has been seminal to the empowerment of many belittle minorities and the creation of a more variegated culture. Instead of pointlessly demeaning pop music as being worthless or hackneyed, one should praise it for the plethora of changes it has brought to the United States. While it may not be able to evoke nostalgia of the foregone “good old days”, pop music is a moving force that constantly pushes against the fabric of the society, urging the public to accept new ideas or alter their point of view. Regardless of the vagaries in government, politics, or the economy, pop music has proven itself in the past half-century to be unstoppable in its ability to revolutionize the American culture. Perhaps best expressed by Sarah Churchwell, a Professor of American Literature at the University of London, pop music is so popular because “[it] provides not just the soundtracks to our lives...; it releases our emotion and helps us to articulate them”.
The birth of Pop art started in England between the years of 1950 and 1960, but really came out of its shell in New York. With the usage of bold swaths of primary colors (red, blue, and yellow), pop artists liked using common items like a can or tube of paint, and used commercial methods called silkscreening to produce multiples of works. This technique downplayed the artist’s hand and subverting the idea of originality. Pop art was a form of rebellion against Abstract Expressionism. Pop artists felt that Abstract Expressionism was a form of art which only a tiny class, mainly of painters and poets, could respond and relate too it.
Target by Jasper Johns stands 66 x 66 in the Art Institute of Chicago (Figure 1). The large size of the painting draws the viewer in. The scale also makes it so the viewer is forced to look at the painting, it is not something that can be ignored. Johns created this piece in 1961, and it was one of many works in his Target series. Target was his last major work in this series and it ended up being the largest as well.
Today, reality t.v. is very much a part of the funhouse effect as these shows reflect the current image portrayed by reality stars while altering American’s image of what is socially acceptable. Since the use of technology is so commonplace in American households, people enjoy the instant gratification of following others, especially celebrities, on “reality” shows. For example, the Kardashians or those participating in shows such as Big Brother or The Bachelor portray themselves as real
Adbusters are known for culture jamming big brands to illustrate politics and satirical views of well-known companies. One of the companies to use as the best example is McDonald’s, which is often targeted by Adbusters and other culture jamming artists for their “toxic” and unhealthy food. This particular image, called The Special Ingredients, that Adbusters jams, is a painting of McDonald’s food, however, instead if having its signature, golden arc on the container of the fries, the artist replaces it with a biohazard symbol. This small symbol indicates two main issues; the unhealthiness of McDonald’s product, and the possibility of their food containing toxins.
Throughout the history of mankind alcohol has been the right hand of many individuals from emperors to working class. It has won its place in daily lives through meals, medicines, religions, and exchanges. Alcohol has become the “nourishing and intoxicating” aspect of human life. In occasions such as the American Revolution and the Whiskey Rebellion, one drink has come above all to save America that’s whiskey. Its creation led to certain disputes but brought major benefits within the United States.
Although the commercial is trying to sell beer it shows Adolphus Busch creating the American dream for himself and because of this Budweiser has become one of the most popular beers in America. With all the references shown one thing stands without saying, all Americans at one time or another were immigrants to this
Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was an American artist who had a substantial role in the movement in the art world known as “Pop Art”. He had many different works that stemmed from multiple bases such as celebrity culture, artistic expression, and advertising for many giant corporations. Warhol turned into quite the success as a commercial artist and when he finished that part of his career he turned out to be a unique artist. He used different techniques for producing art, anywhere from photography, painting, printmaking, silk-screening, film, sculpture, music, and hand drawing.
In this book Jamie James discusses Pop Art providing illustrations from various artists of the art movement. In addition James explores Andy Warhol’s artworks linking the printing process to symbolic meanings of mass consumption and consumerism evident in his art. Furthermore, James examines Warhol’s fascination with particular celebrity icons that are frequently depicted in his work. Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy and Elvis Presley are among the reoccurring subjects studied during Warhol’s career. James highlights the “conceptual equivalence” between celebrity and commercial products, stating the similarities between the concept of ‘celebrity culture’ and Coca Cola.
Pop art era originated in New York during the mid-1950s and ended in the early 1970s. It focused on familiar places in citizen’s day to day life, creating commercial images and during this time Pop art boomed because of the media World War II was receiving. Roy Lichtenstein’s painting “WHAAM!” would mostly fall under the category of the Pop art era for the reasons being that it is based on an image from a DC comic “All American Man of War” which was published by DC comics in 1962. Lichtenstein presented a powerfully charged scene in an impersonal manner, leaving the viewer to decipher the meaning for themselves. The painting is in a comic style of art (Pop Art) and depicts two fighter jets (one owned by the United States the other owned by the Soviet Union) in the air with one shooting a missile towards the other jet with a humongous “WHAAM!”
(“1960s/’70s Timeline) These artists shaped music into what it is today. The motto of this generation was “Peace, Love and Rocknroll.” (“Hippie”) It wasn’t just musical artists who brought this generation up, but also painters and illustrators. Andy Warhol, for example, brought a new form of art to life.
Today in this essay we are going to be discussing many questions such as how Pancho Villa came to power and how he was overthrown due to improved technology. I believe he became famous because he raided many American towns and colonies. I believe the reason why he fell due to technology is because the technology advanced in a very short time. Pancho Villa came to power because he went on raids or attacks close to the U.S which made him famous in the U.S and for this he respected the U.S. Pancho Villa chose to operate to the U.S border because “he loved the spotlight the U.S gave him.” Since he was popular he signed with a movie company and he took them on raids.
Soda later on became as a devilish drink because of all the caffeine in it. Standage claims that Cola shaped America, I would agree with that because the drink increased revenue and partaken in many events/ideas that shaped America. All six drinks have changed the world in different eras, different places, and changed people. Like I said in the beginning, none of these six drinks would have been made possible if water wasn’t here. Matter of fact, none of us would be here today without water.
The effects of 1970s music The smiley face is now known as the emoji but back in the 70´s was when it first introduced. Bold colors in furniture such as orange, yellow and rust were very popular as well as the olive green washer and dryer. Microwaves were a huge hit and so was the clock radio that everyone just had to have.