During the second half of the twentieth century, popular culture and the mass media gained a huge significance in American culture. Pop art that was a sign of the times: a product, a tribute to art history and critique of the social situation. In the sixties, the New York art scene was very diverse, with [...]
The Pop in Nu Pop Culture: A New Art Generation Inspired by Coca-Cola
More than 45 years ago, artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Mel Ramos and Andy Warhol started to use images of the Coca-Cola bottles or cans to create their pop art. The embrace of popular consumer goods such as Coca-Cola by these iconic artists had a great influence on pop culture, broke aesthetic barriers and touched [...]
Keith Haring, Art For All People
Keith Haring, who died of HIV related complications at the age of 31, would have celebrated his 50th anniversary in 2008. This is commemorated with several events and expositions all over the world. Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, USA and was raised in nearby Kutztown. From a very young age, [...]
