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Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans
Media: Acrylic paint, metallic enamel paint, canvas's The art titled "Campbell’s Soup Cans" is a contemporary artwork that is known around the world and is by the artist Andy Warhol‘s. This art is a Symbolic piece of Pop Art movement, it illustrates mass media in American society and consumerist culture. Furthermore, The artist's style of artwork is visible in his work. The artist reflects the critique of a consumer society and its seeming less endless cycle of consumption. -
Marc Chagall, ceiling of Paris Opéra Garnier
Media: oil paints on canvas, which were then marouflage onto polyester panels The most famous works by Chagall is undoubtedly the ceiling of the Opera Garnier in Paris. This artwork has sense caused major controversy since it's official opening in the year 1964. Furthermore, the many panels in the artwork were under protection from military. This vibrant piece of artwork is a collage of many different images that express different feelings. -
Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirror Room
Media: Mirrors, plastic, wood, acrylic, aluminum, and LEDs The Japanese artist known as Yayoi Kusama has been described to be one of the most eccentric artists of our time. The Infinity Mirror Room is an immersive installation is designed to engulf the participant inside of the artwork in an overwhelming sense of possibility and infinity. Kusama described the artwork as a feeling of someone being “a pea lost among thousands of other peas”. -
David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist
Media: Fiberglass, acrylic, and iron This artwork is considered the most expensive work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction. The portrait is of the Artist and is one of if not the most iconic pieces by David Hockney. The artwork itself was created using two different photographs that the artist staged for this artwork. The first version of the work was destroyed, because the artist didn't fully approve of it. However, a second version was then repainted over two weeks in 1972. -
Keith Haring, Untitled
Media: vinyl tarps, enamel and DayGlo paint on metal, acrylic on canvas, and even Sumi ink on paper The artwork Pop Art style of Keith Haring has dynamic figures and a simple composition. In the beginning of his life he was a graffiti artist in New York. This artist has most commonly represented symbols is the heart in their artwork. In the past he worked to make important messages popularize about AIDS and sexuality in the time when the taboo and stigma surrounding these types of topics. -
Dorothea Tanning, Door 84
Media: oil paint, door segment The artist is known as Dorothea Tanning, she marks the start of evolution in figurative Surrealism, to move towards compositions that are more abstract. Thanks to loose, dynamic strokes and bright colors she is able to make more abstract art. The artwork was made with a door segment and oil paint. However, this artwork is not the most well-known of the artworks. In fact, the artist became famous for her works Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) and Birthday (1942). -
Louise Bourgeois, Maman
Media: Bronze, marble, stainless steel The height of this artwork is 30 meters and resembles the form of a spider, the artwork "Maman" is an sculptural by Louise Bourgeois that is one of his most iconic pieces. Multiple versions of this artwork exist. Each one of them were created using a variety of materials. They were built for an exhibition at the Tate Modern. -
Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
Media: dead animals and formaldehyde The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst is a sculpture of an animal preserved in formaldehyde. In today's time it still this art remains the most controversial contemporary artworks in history. Charles Saatchi was the person who commissioned the artwork in 1991. Due to the inhumaneness of this artwork, many people consider whether the piece should be considered art. -
Jenny Saville, Propped
Jenny Saville had her career launched by the painting that is a striking self portrait. With the help of her large portraits, Saville made a name for herself, representing women who do not conform to the beauty standards of society, but to those who reflect on the major diversity of different types of beauty in all women. The very distinctive handling of oil paintings that this artist contributed, and the warm skin tones that she used are similar to Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. -
Jeff Koons, Balloon Dogs
Media: Mirror polished stainless steel The artist known as Jeff Koons, a former Wall Street trader is a very controversial figure in the world of art. It has been said that he admitted that the work he makes holds no deeper meaning beyond the aesthetics. Furthermore, his workshop brings his visions to life for him, meaning he doesn’t create his art himself. This art depicts a massive golden balloon dog. This art has no deeper meaning than that. -
Tracey Emin, My Bed
This sculpture is a depiction of the artist bed, thus the name of the sculpture "My Bed". The artist Tracey Emin said that the idea of making a sculpture of her bed came to her after a long period of depression caused by alcoholism. Following her recovery from her depression, she became disgusted by the mess that was in her room and decided to show everyone the mess that she accumulated. The artwork was then nominated for the Turner Prize. -
Cecily Brown, The Girl Who Had Everything
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Banksy, Girl with Balloon
This very iconic painting from the street artist Banksy first appeared on the Waterloo Bridge in London, and although since then this artwork has been repainted. This work has sense been repeated many times by Banksy in support of various political campaigns. Then in 2018, a copy of this magnificent artwork was shredded after it was sold at an auction thanks to a device that the artist Banksy installed into the frame. After the event, Banksy then re-titled the shredded work, Love is in the Bin. -
Takashi Murakami, Flower Ball
Media: Fiberglass, acrylic, and iron The artist known as Takashi Murakami had initially trained in the art traditional Japanese art in Nihonga. Before then becoming frustrated by the genre and any elitism associated with it. Following this he then invented the term “superflat” in the early 2000s to describe 2D art in Japanese culture through a long legacy of manga and anime, but also to address Japanese society post-war. -
Ai Weiwei, Remembering
Media: backpacks The artist Ai Weiwei created this artwork to pay tribute to the child victims the earthquake in 2008 at Sichuan province. The buildings that fell were poorly constructed and because of this it led to the death of many children. The large artwork is made of 9,000 backpacks from students. The Chinese characters in the backpacks can be read as “she lived happily in this world for seven years”. This quote is from a grieving mother about the child she lost.