Pop Art and controversial Art
- Here is one definition of art:
art – human endeavor thought to be aesthetic and have meaning beyond simple description. Includes music, dance, sculpture, painting, drawing, stitchery, weaving, poetry, writing, woodworking, etc. A medium of expression where the individual and culture come together.
I feel this definition encompasses a lot. What do you all think? How do you define art and an artist? How does Pop Art fit into this definition
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- What artists have created actual paintings that are considered to be pop art and what are their subjects? Should these paintings be considered on a different level than mass produced pop art?
Whiting, C. (1997). A Taste for Pop: Pop Art, Gender, and Consumer Culture. University of California, Los Angeles.
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Part one- The definition of art
Based on the description given, I think that the definition of art encompasses a lot since it incorporates all aspects of expressions that sum up to be identified as pieces of art. Still, the description recognizes the significance of culture where many artists derive their inspiration from cultural dynamics. From my understanding, art is a profound aspect of individualism where artists discover elementary principles to express ideas like politics, society, traditional and modern culture and other innate feelings…
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