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by kricketsonstill doing introductions this week and will start pop art next week
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Archive for May, 2006
June challenge - pop art
by kricketsonpop art - first what is pop art?
some definitions to get you started:
A style of art which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture (such as comic strips, popular foods and brand name packaging).
An art style that had its origins in England in the 1950s and made its way to the United States during the 1960s. This movement was marked by a fascination with popular culture reflecting the affluence in post-war society. In celebrating everyday objects such as soup cans, washing powder, comic strips and soda pop bottles, the movement turned the commonplace into icons.
Pop Art was directly influenced by Dadaism in that it pokes fun at the traditional art world by using images from the streets and supermarkets, and suggesting that they are art forms in themselves. Pop Art encompasses definitions of the popular, the expendable, the mass produced, the young, witty and sexy, and the glamorous.
Andy Warhol was extremely prolific with his self portraits, different mediums mostly screen printing and photography, and experimenting with dressing up as iconic figures, in drag and as differerent charactors.
Have linked to some great Warhol self portraits - which might give you some inspiration
here here here here here here here here here
Now don’t be put off by these pics, or think you have to copy them, although you certainly can try your hand at an Any Warhol interpretation. But instead look at some of the key words and interpret them in your own pop art style
mass culture
packaging
post-war society
everyday objects
commonplace
icons
Go for it
third week of introductions archived
by kricketsonnew challenge to be announced soon
we also have some new contributors joining us soon, they will be introducing themselves to you in the coming weeks
and for those having trouble with the button - try checking the html coding and remove any excess digits that appear in there once you cut and paste it into your template or post - such as &%$#
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archived week 3
by kricketsonsorry have archived these a day late. if anyone has already uploaded their week 3 introductions please feel free to upload them again.
HollyRhea’s Friday Faves
by HollyRheaNo favorites this week. I was blown away by so many that I couldn’t pick singular photos. Instead, I’m listing stand-outs in each category.
Composition
Interesting Story
Creative Interpretation
Hott
week 3 introductions
by kricketson
Attention - super keen, computer literate, blog fanatic, self portrait challenge weekly people - I am looking for 2-3 people to join the team - email me - see side bar for contact details.
ARCHIVED
by kricketsonlinks have been archived for another week. If you need to access them you can click on ‘old’. Otherwise week three of introductions begins.
HollyRhea’s Friday Faves
by HollyRheaAm I the only one who finds it difficult to keep introducing myself week after week? I bet it’s really similar to meeting me in person. I’m sort of bad about having to meet people several times before I remember what the name of their face is.
Still…the difficulty of this challenge just makes interesting art, when you reach the end of your ideas and it happens anyway.
For this week:
Composition
Great expression, great movement, great angle (sucker for angles, right here). Thanks Zabsdays.
Creative Interpretation
MaySeek. She shows where she was.
Great Story
Literary Girl, or “just Jodi”. I’m not telling you anymore. You should read it.
Hott
Luscious Fibers, with a cat. I love cats. This cat is hott.
joy’s picks
by joy madisonI’m loving all the introductions out there. Here’s my picks for the week:
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