dirrtttty POP
Learning about Pop art in class truly amazed me. I always loved the self-portraits of Andy Warhol and the paintings he did of Marilyn Monroe. I never thought that I would be able to see the creation of these paintings. It was a very long process that goes into one painting.
I also never knew the the word "pop" came from a lollipop over a man's private parts in one of the first pop art paintings. I just always thought that was the name they gave to that culture.
Andy Warhol's quotes and paintings have always intrigued me but I never knew the extent of his life. Andy Warhol Superstar was a very interesting movie and actually showed his crazy personality. He is actually quite a funny guy and he just loved messing around with people and you could tell he just loved to have fun!
It is sad that one of his actors shot him, which eventually led to his death years after. His work will continue to be world famous and one of a kind. Nobody will forget Andy Warhol.
wine grid art
Here is my grid art project. It took me four boxes of wine to make it. At first I had no idea what to do, but then I saw all of the empty boxes in my room and decided I should at least put use to them. I thought of all of the pieces turning into one big wine glass. It was a little difficult for me to cut out tons of those little tiny squares from the box and it definitely took me a long time. Overall, I was thrilled with my outcome. I never had any artistic ability and never thought that I could make something like this. Hope you enjoyed my project! Leave comments below.
xoxo, alyssa
mztv.com
So of course when I go to
www.mztv.com, the first thing I click on is Marilyn Monroe and the Unblinking Eye. I am totally obsessed with Marilyn and every single movie that she was in. This section describes how television made Marilyn absolutely famous and how she became a sex icon. Since she was so popular on television, it eventually led to her becoming a movie star. Even after her death, they continues to play her shows and movies on t.v. and documentaries about her death.
It is very interesting seeing the timeline of the television and how it morphed throughout the years. Who would have known how t.v. would be today? Especially that Americans are spending most their time in a day watching t.v. The timeline showed everything from the first commercial, which was fined by the U.S. Federal Radio Commission, to FDR being elected. In 1940, CBS announced the invention of Color TV. Which obviously was a major step in the evolution of television. In 1948, The Ed Sullivan was aired, which we all know was one of the most popular shows in t.v. history. In 1956, Elvis Presley was on The Ed Sullivan show WAIST UP! This just shows how they could not show sexual things on the t.v. years ago. Now, you see boobs and nudity all the time. In the late 60's, they televised such
tragedies such as JFK getting shot and Martin Luther King Jr. It is absolutely amazing to see the changes and improvements that television has gone through
though out the years.
xoxox lyssaaa
