Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?
Interior || 1964, oil paint and collage on panel
I loaned a book from the library over the summer called "Art revolutions, Pop Art taking the world by storm" by Linda Bolton. I've always been into popular culture and although I'm not a huge lover of bright colours, pop art is my only exception! You probably recognise the above images by Richard hamilton as they are one of the most famous as pop art goes.
I totally get the randomness of the different objects in the first image above, it just fit's my personality! and there's a strong element of humour which I think is great. The main reason I chose these images is quite shallow to be honest. I just like the collage technique he's used with the basic black and white "out of place" characters stuck onto more realistic coloured surroundings. The technique is fab. I haven't used it much at all, as I am a serial drawer! But yeah, I usually ramble on to people about looking deeper into works of art to read subliminal messages and artistic expressions but this time, I'm just loving the aesthetic quality of Hamilton's work. I actually hate that reason! I always have a reason behind everything I draw/create/design and think it's annoying when people just choose things they like for how they look without realising the underlaying story and inspiration behind closed doors! But oops, looks like I just turned into one of those people!
images from http://holidayclubrecordings.co.uk/blog/?p=2459
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