The Pop Art movement began in the 1950s
as a commentary on the state of both the art world and the culture at large.
Pop Art often appropriates
and transforms elements of existing commercial art. Take for instance
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Suite. Viewing Warhol's
variations, one can almost hear the questions he is asking: How is it that we
define "celebrity"? why our obsession
with eternal beauty? Equally important are the questions
Warhol fails to ask: Like,
"How many Marilyns is too many?" I mean,
is it really wise to paint enough that, if they were to come alive,
they could overpower a grown man, time down, and taunt him endlessly
in those breathy little voices?
I mean, c'mon Andy!
What were we talking about?
