Andy Warhol Vs. Murakami: The Pop Art Movement

Morimura was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1951. He was educated at Kyoto City University of the Arts where he graduated in 1978. Yasumasa Morimura has achieved fame as a contemporary international artist largely due to his provocative interpretations. Using himself as the subject matter, he has recreated iconic images from Western culture in his

On October 18th, 2017 the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston opened up an exhibition of contemporary works by Takashi Murakami, called "Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics" it is one of the most imaginative exhibitions out today. The new modern works are juxtaposed with traditional pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts established collection of Japanese art. The exhibition shows the viewer how Murakami’s contemporary works has taken reference from the bountiful and dynamic art of the historical past. The exhibition includes, paintings and sculpture created by the Murakami in direct response to Japanese pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts collection.

Takashi Murakami, a contemporary artist best known for his monumental movement, “Superflat”. Murakami is a Japanese artist who was born and raised in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, on February 1, 1962. He studied Nihonga, a traditional Japanese painting method thousands of years old, at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1986. He continued his education until he received his Ph.D in 1993, becoming the first to achieve this in this department. Although traditionally trained, his artwork incorporates a wide and diverse use of media, not confining his abilities to one tried-and-true method. As Murakami was growing up, he lived through a time when Japan was severely damaged and still suffering the effects of a post-WWII loss. During this time, “... he had become familiar with the ominous sounds of American military planes reminding Japan of its foreign domination.” (Favell 18). This would influence the reshaping of

After the World War II, the United States went through a time were economic and political growth. This was time when Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were the peak of their fame and television had replaced the radio. In the 1950’s and the 1960’s there was a new cultural revolution. This new cultural revolution of activists, thinkers, and artists. This was the time were new generation of artists were appeared in Britain and in the United States. During the late 1950’s the pop artists began to look for inspiration in everyday things. They were getting inspiration from consumer goods and mass media. They began with bold colors, and they also adopted the silk-screening. They also established and idea were there work had its own originality. Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were very aware of the past however there idea was to connect fine art with pop culture. There ideas came straight from the televisions, advertisements, films, and cartoons. Nevertheless the famous creations of Warhol and Lichtenstein and other artist, managed to stamp the 1950 and 1960 as the pop art era.

In the very beginning, PopArt began in Britain in the way early 1950s. Arthistory.com says “ The first application of the term PopArt occurred during discussions among artist who called themselves the Independent Group (IG), which was part of the Institute of contemporay art in London, begun around 1952-1953.”. The Pop Art movement was mostly associated with these New York artists, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist,and Claes Oldenburg.

The sixties were a time of social and political change in America, and the art world was not left untouched. Early in the decade a new movement focused on popular culture and national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop, uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work, however controversial art always draws criticism and attention. One of the most well known artists of the Pop movement was Andy Warhol, a young commerial illustrator from manhattan. Warhol's use of popular icons and brands as the focus

Considered one of the more known names in the contemporary art world, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami 's work is popping with overly saturated colors and otaku, making it immediately recognizable. Born in Tokyo in 1962, Murakami

Andy Warhol was the artist who wanted to use the methods around him that were developing. He was the artist who accepted the change of the culture. Similar to his idea about the development of technology, the mainstream of Pop art was to be more positive on creating new forms of expression rather than the Abstract Expression that was the traditional style of art in America at the time using new methods.

There have been different art forms that have come and go over the course of time. Hence I will discuss, two significant movements like Post-impressionism and Pop art. Two important artists from these movements are, Vincent Van Gogh and Andy Warhol. There are many differences and very few similarities between these two movements and artists, although more differences. Van Gogh is one of the most captivating artists of post-impressionism. . Throughout his career Van Gogh has painted many works. One of those magnificent paintings is “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh. In the other hand we will discuss one of the popular paintings “ Gold Marilyn” by Andy Warhol. Warhol is also the most famous of the Pop Artists and played a major role in making the art movement popular.

Haruki Murakami was born in 1949 in Kyoto, a city in Japan. He lived his life in a time and place, where traditions had absolute influence on people and were very highly valued. This inspired him when he was writing his stories. For influence, he had to read Western literature. In his works, Haruki Murakami shows that he supports the idea of more freedom against traditions, but still presents the risks of choosing not to follow them.

Pop art is a movement that was started in the late 1900s in the United States. Pop art employs aspects of culture, like comic books. In the early times of pop art it was starting to be very popular because everyone wanted to dance. One of the famous person in pop art was Andy Warhol he used a lot of Video art and Postmodern art. Also pop art was started by four guys names of Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns.

Andy Warhol the name most recognized in the history of pop art, one of the founders of the movement. Pop art uses the imagery of mass media, recognizable celebrities and advertising, in order to comment on the authenticity and the uniqueness of the ideas behind art itself. Warhol bridged the gap between high and low art, through his use of different mediums and recognizable celebrities. He uses icons of the media such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Elizabeth Taylor and recognizable objects from the modern household such as Campbell soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles, these objects bridge the gap between the classes of fine and commercial art. By using these images and mass-producing them he questions the role and meaning behind fine art,

Andy Warhol is probably the most infamous artists to emerge from this time period. Not only was Warhol a painter, he was also a commercial illustrator, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, and author. His affection for consumerism and pop culture led him to create pieces of controversial art that is still popular today. Warhol was infatuated by

Warhol brought up the pop art culture during the industrial era, which is what helped it become so known in the first place; the use of mechanical and innovative methods to create new and creative forms of art. When going back to Campbell’s lineage, one will instantly notice the evolution of their advertisement art and methods that Warhol played on so well. Initially, Campbell’s advertisement methods involved the use of many words and few images of their products. In a 1918 poster, Campbell’s presents their product in a manner that many of us are not familiar with. This poster had two cartoon characters, images of vegetables, and their signature soup can. What makes this image so different from typical advertisements, is that is used a lot

Pop artists chose a specific theme and style for their work of art, sculptures and prints, they utilized their claim to create a surprizing outline or a design with the same amount of energy and creativity. Also, pop art turned to be more affordable and open to everybody.