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This paper explains that Pop Art uses images of consumerism and everyday objects, often placing mundane objects in bizarre situations as a form of social commentary. The author points out that, although Andy Warhol is perhaps the best-known pop artist, Richard Hamilton, born in London during the 1920s, created the first piece of Pop Art, ?Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing??, a collage poster design for the ?This Is Tomorrow? art exhibit. The paper describes the author?s attempt to reinterpret this collage by using images of the latest technology of our era -- the plasma TV, the DVD player, the PlayStation ? just as Hamilton?s collage shows the latest technology of his era -- the reel-to-reel, the television.

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"I experienced some particular problems in creating my collage. Hamilton's background in advertising and the arts gave him an incredible skill for cutting out the magazine photos, and although the proportions are somewhat skewed, he was able to piece the individual photos together in an almost seamless fashion, creating a completely believable new world. In my collage, the scissors lines are obvious, and there is not the artistic flow of the created environment. The models in my collage do not have the creepy Outer-Limits air about them, and the sense of discord within a stable environment that Hamilton captured simply is not there in my collage, which does not have a proper sense of chaos or stability. It is an important lesson to be learned, however, that even if presented with the same basic supplies, it is the artistic skill and merit of the artist that creates a true piece of art. Simply incorporating similar themes into a piece does not necessarily make those pieces companions or comparable. Hamilton had an incredible sense of the impact of the media and consumer-based society on the individual, and it was due to his own brilliance that his collage is impressive, not just, because he found pretty pictures in magazines."

Tags:consumeriems, mundane, bizarre, worhol, technology

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This paper explains that Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls have taken traditional methods of art application and placed them within the normative modes of advertising methods. The author points out that inter-disciplinary arts, which are more than just an art technique, has become a public forum for feminist issues. The paper relates that, by opening the doors to the way that art is perceived, both Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls have taken art out of the traditional confines of museums and art houses and into modern media formats.

From the Paper
"This art analysis presents an inter-disciplinary study of the art and advertising methods of Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls. By taking various examples of advertising billboards, magazine ads and other forms of art used within the modern media, an inter-disciplinary mode of art is created through the work of these artists. Through the study of the work of both Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls, one can realize the feminism and cultural impact of mixed mediums within modern inter-disciplinary art."

Tags:art, disciplinary, feminism

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This is a comparison of Donna Rosenthal's "He Said...She Said" series and Richard Hamilton's "Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?" in terms of mixed media, and how the mixed media affects the viewer and contributes to the artists' respective aims and goals in making their work. It talks about the things collage can do for artwork, and what it means to include collage in art.

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Comparing Medium: Rosenthal versus Hamilton. Donna Rosenthal's "He Said...She Said" series and Richard Hamilton's "Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?" both use mixed media and are important pieces in terms of the canon of postmodern artwork. Though initially different in terms of scale and certain elements of media, both have similar aims that they want to communicate to the viewer. Donna Rosenthal's "He Said...She Said" series and Richard Hamilton's "Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?" use appropriation of image and text as a way to integrate the viewer's world into the art world and to comment on materialism as a

Tags:rosenthal, hamilton, mixed media

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This paper describes the cell phone of the writer who is a college student. The writer first explains that her phone works randomly and later in the essay admits that this is a trait that she and her cell phone share. The writer also relates the ways that she has personalized her phone with special ring tones for special people, her contact list with lots of numbers for delivery restaurants and the photo gallery on the phone. Lastly, the paper describes how the writer used these photos to create an identity collage that portrays her lifestyle.

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"Certain numbers on my phone will start working. I tie this trait of my phone to my test taking skills. My hard and easy subjects change weekly. Sometimes I may get the math problem, but the following week, I may be struggling in math. Biology may come easy or hard, depending on the week. Sometimes, the numbers 3, 6, and 9 on my phone will work as if they were never broken. Next week, they will not work at all no matter how hard I press them. No matter how hard I study, sometimes it may never be enough either. Lately, my phone has only worked for me on the charger."

Tags:charger, baby sister, random tests coffee

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This paper explains that Alan Ainslie is an accomplished artist whose insightful, beautiful work allows people to see into the wilds of Africa through his attention to detail, which makes his paintings and bronzes very lifelike. Next, the author describes Ainslie life and the mediums he uses: oil paints, acrylic paints, watercolor, pastels, charcoal and pencil. In conclusion, the paper analyzes an oil on canvas painting "Himba Collage" and a 36" by 23" pencil drawing on paper "Himba Woman".

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"The "Himba Collage" is a beautiful work of art that is an oil on canvas. The original piece rests in the home of an art collector in San Francisco and was bought for twenty-two thousand dollars. The "Himba Collage" shows two women and a man of the Himba tribe, in Africa, in the center of the canvas. They are surrounded by herds of animals such as elephants, cattle, and zebras. This piece of art shows that the Himba tribe and animals of Africa have a strong family structure and depend on each other for survival."

Tags:wild, exhibitions, watercolor, himba, moods

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The paper takes the three works and breaks them down in such a way that the concepts of happiness, morality and duty are discussed from the point of view of the author. The paper shows how each author expressed his ideology regarding the three concepts differently; Gandhi through his inaction which was an action, Lessing through his plays and creating works that perpetuated a higher calling for life on earth and Palmer and Wallis through a collage of people's experiences.

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"Mahatma Gandhi is the father of civil disobedience. He prescribed to the ideology that the ends did not justify the means; in fact, it is the means that were the most important. At an early age Gandhi embraced non-violence and truth--these moral absolutes became his charge in life. In Hind Swaraj Gandhi writes "The means may be likened to a seed, the end to a tree; and there is just the same inviolable connection between the means and the end as there is between the seed and the tree" (Gandhi 115). In this quote Gandhi accentuates the importance of the means versus the result. The analogy of the seed and the tree serve to show the reader that without a..."

Tags:morality, duty, happiness

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This paper explains that Pablo Picasso helped develop both analytic cubism, which involved using brown colors and analyzing individual things based on their shapes, and synthetic cubism, which involved making a collage and the use of color. The author points out that, through symbols as clues, Picasso was able to leave the interpretation of the art to the viewer. The paper concludes that Picasso's unique style changed the world of art forever because incorporating different aspects of an object into the painting all at once was considered very revolutionary at the time and went against what had always been done.

From the Paper
"In 1901, Picasso began signing his painting with simply "Picasso," which is the name that he is still known as to this day. This is when his "Blue Period" started, as he used sombre blue colors, since he lost a close friend around this time period due to a suicide. In 1904, Picasso moved to Paris for good and bought a studio there. This also marked the beginning of his "Rose Period," where he used more cheerful colors like red and orange. Many people think his happiness was brought about as a result of his relationship with Fernande Olivier, as well as his interaction with a different style of art in France. In 1906, Picasso made his first major sale to art dealer Ambroise Vollard for 2000 francs. Around this time, Picasso began to experiment with the style that would make him famous: Cubism. "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" is credited with being the first cubist painting on record. Picasso painted that in 1907 at the age of 26."

Tags:color, cubism, interpretation, revolutionary, period

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Artistic representations, depending on how they are read, often reveal through their texts ideas about sexuality and/or gender. Discussed here are three works, all of which can be read through the lenses of various topics. Allie Eagle's "This Woman Died: I Care" (died trying to abort herself) involves the politics of protest, Carole Shepherd has worked against specific traditions with her photo-collage, "John", and George Elgar Hick's "Woman's Mission: Companion of Manhood" deals closely with gender identity.

From the Paper
"Protest instantly becomes political within the context of an image, due to the viewer's prior preconceptions regarding the issue under scrutiny. Opinions are challenged, and important questions consequently raised. "This Woman died: I care (died trying to abort herself)", by Allie Eagle (New Zealander) in1978, is an image from which a clear form of political protest can be easily identified. The image can be read in a way that distinctly illustrates an objection against the (suggested) violence forced upon women by society's codes of behavior. It can also be read as a reaction to the question of the legality of abortion, which at the time was under review in New Zealand. In itself the title influences the viewer's interpretation of the image, whilst its visual features serve to demonstrate Eagle's lamentation."

Tags:allie, art, carol, eagle, elgar, feminist, gender, hicks, shepherd

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This paper explains that John Rozelle, inspired by his African heritage, is known for his expertise in combining colorful layers of acrylic paint and collage to create a distinct form of nonrepresentational mixed-media art. The author points out that Marla Baggetta, inspired by the beauty of Oregon's rural landscapes, working in pastel, creates unique jewel-like compositions. The paper relates that Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site, plein air landscape painter influenced greatly by the French Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and Fauves; he paints with the vision, color and verve of painters such as Van Gough and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.

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"In June 2002, Christensen was awarded with a large prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Art Center, entitled "From Where I Stand". He has been a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil paintings. Moreover, he has become a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals throughout California. In March 2004, Christensen was an artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter" . His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith Catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers."

Tags:african, oregan, classic, jewel-like, portfolio

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This paper discusses how the narrative structure of Ondaatje's famous novel "The English Patient" is extremely important for the message that the text means to transmit. It looks at how Ondaatje's book is a complex investigation of a few main themes: history, nationhood and identity. Although it is set during World War II, the novel seems to silence the historical events and to replace them by the personal narratives of the four protagonists: the English patient, Katharine, Hana and Kip. It attempts to show how Ondaatje, thus, rewrites history by abolishing the chronological, strict form and replacing it with a collage made of the scraps coming from the separate experiences of the four main characters.

From the Paper
"Thus, the Libyan Desert is the most important symbol in the novel. It is in the first place the spot where the love story between Almasy, a scientist involved in the expedition of the Geographical Society that aims at mapping the desert, and Katharine Clifton, the wife of the war spy Geoffrey Clifton. The jealous Geoffrey attempts to take revenge on Almasy for the affair he had with his wife, and tries to crush his plane down on him. The English patient escapes, but Geoffrey dies and Katharine who was traveling with him is badly wounded. Almasy is forced to leave Katharine in a cave in the desert and seek help, but he is caught and restrained because his name indicated him as a possible British spy and thus only returns after two years for Katharine's body. "

Tags:Katharine, Hana, Kip