Tag: Pop
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Elizabeth Saloka's Vibrant Painted Rocks Adopt the Personalities of Snacks and Pop Culture Icons
While most of us will pass by stray stones and piles of rubble without much of a second thought, Elizabeth Saloka sees tons of potential. From a couple of rock piles outside of her regular supermarket to crumbling curbs or demolished structures, she sifts through a variety of shapes and sizes to find rocks that read more
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Meet Cute: Collaboratove Duo DABSMYLA Communicates through Color, Pop Culture & The Power of Piles of Cute – Hi-Fructose Magazine
The project did come with challenges. For artists who cross over into the mainstream commercial realm, growing pains come with the growing venues that contain their vision. “Because we had only ever built experiences like this for gallery settings, one of the main things was that we didn’t take into consideration television and camera angles read more
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Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes' Sculptures
Redolent of African basketry, hairstyles, headwear, and pottery, Donté K. Hayes’ abstract ceramic sculptures may be interpreted as poetic vessels, even though they lack traditional openings. While we easily associate clay pots and round woven forms with ideas related to storage, protection, and even spiritual significance, they also nod to the human head as a read more
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Pop Surrealist Todd Schorr Paints the Unusual & The Arcane – Hi-Fructose Magazine
“I think the general uneasiness that seems to have gripped the planet over the last few years has definitely crept into my work,” says artist Todd Schorr. A look to one of Schorr’s most recent works, “Gullibles Travels,” reveals this in greater detail. The painting is classic Schorr. We find an ape—one of his most read more
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Remembering Master Pop Artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024) – Hi-Fructose Magazine
HF: What’s your strongest memory of your childhood? Can you remember the first time that you realized that you could draw? KT: It is too long ago to remember when I first draw. The strongest memory in my boyhood was the war, namely that was the time when the US air force B-29 flew over read more
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