Hello, everyone. Today we are going to talk about the modern art that is closer to us, pop art.
When it comes to pop art, in fact, everyone is not unfamiliar, and even many cultural and creative products, poster stickers, etc. can see the application of this art.
Pop Art began in 1956. When we look at Pop Art today, we may think that this is what it is, isn't it imitation and reproduction? The flowers and greens are so tacky, not high-end at all.
In fact, it is not, pop art, a popular art, can even be said to have epoch-making significance. It is acutely aware of the dangers and evils hidden in the societies in which it operates, so it has the daunting task of changing the world.
In 1957, the very far-sighted British painter Hamil defined popular culture as:
"Designed for the masses to be popular, ephemeral, consumable (easily forgotten), low-cost, mass-produced, young (for youth), witty, sexy, gimmicky, irritating, big event."
At that time, the popular art in the United States was abstract expressionism represented by Pollock.
Abstract Expressionist art is intended to get rid of painting on the shelf, take a white cloth to the floor, sprinkle paint freely, and then complete the unconscious, spontaneous creation, but also an external refraction of inner emotions.
Pop art is just the opposite, it wants to be close to life, close to the public, easy to understand.
It wants to confront the traditional concept of "elite" art, transforming art into imitating popular popular culture.
Pop Art often uses secondary processing such as discarded products, advertising posters, and mass consumer goods, and collages and combinations into a work of art.
Speaking of which, I have to mention Andy Warhol, a veteran pop art expert.
He was not only popular in New York's social circles and the art world, but also engaged in many side jobs: film producer, writer, rock music composer, publisher, and many talents.
However, the life script he took was actually "changing his life against the sky":
Born into poverty, suffering from "rheumatic chorea" as a child, and having three mental breakdowns in three years;
Due to the sequelae of neurological diseases, even if he became a great artist, he has always been deeply affected by appearance anxiety.
Warhol's pop secret is this: repetition.
Don't underestimate these two words, "repetition" is not so easy to do.
The artist claims, "I've been eating the same breakfast for twenty years," he explains, "and I guess it's the same thing over and over again." ”
Not only that, but he also boldly tried various reproduction techniques such as letterpress printing, eraser or wood rubbing, gold leaf technology, photo projection, etc.
Coincidentally, pollock mentioned above famously said: "I want to be nature", while Warhol said: "I want to be a machine".
In his paintings, he deliberately repeats mechanically and singlely, erasing personal feelings and personality characteristics, and what he wants to convey is actually the feelings of indifference, alienation, confusion and emptiness of people in contemporary highly developed commercial civilization.
Even the use of colorful, vivid colors in his works is not to express inner emotions as fauvism, but to imitate the palette of popular culture.
Both Andy Warhol and Pop Art cleverly chose the context of consumer society and exploited it to achieve a breakthrough of "art from life".
With this background, imagine if someone says, "I'm going to buy a Warhol!" Guess how Warhol would feel? Angry or happy?
Warhol, who wants to be a machine: Of course it's fun!
The preceding sentence means that instead of buying this or that work made by Andy Warhol, it is "One Warhol."
That is, works of art, i.e. the items they buy, have nothing to do with intelligence or aesthetics.
The only important thing is that it is a "brand product" with social prestige and at the same time has economic benefits.
It's a bargain!
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