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I’m quite certain that Mao never wanted his image to become an icon of pop culture, especially because of the rampant commercialism associated with popular art, and the fact that his image is often used in a tongue-in-cheek manner, poking fun at corporations and at Mao himself.
But pop artists from Andy Warhol to Kozik have enjoyed using his smug visage in their works for decades, and even if Mao himself crawls out of his grave and starts chomping on brains, the flood of works featuring his image will never end. There’s a nice little gallery of Mao inspired artworks at the link below, from flashy to antiquated and everything in between. The revolution lives on!
Link –via JazJaz –image credit: Romero Britto
The Brooklyn Ball is scheduled for Thursday at the Brooklyn Museum. One of the activities will be the bashing of a 20-foot-tall piñata in the shape of Andy Warhol’s head. What fun! There are treats inside, but the hosts are not saying what they are. Link -via Dangerous Minds
(image credit: Adam Husted)
The Colombian Pop artist Bon Yurt created an enormous portrait of Marilyn Monroe using paintball equipment. It’s modeled after Andy Warhol’s depiction of the actress. The final seconds of the above video show a time elapsed version of its creation.
Artist’s Website via Geekologie
UPDATE: Apparently ‘Bon Yurt’ is actually a yogurt brand marketed in Colombia. So I’m not really sure who is responsible for this thing. Maybe it’s an attempt at viral marketing. Thanks, Spanish-speaking commentors.
