At Vienna's MUMOK museum yesterday (see post below: Wolf Vostell's Miss Vietnam 1967) I picked up a couple of leaflets in the foyer. Using the collage technique I superimposed one of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits on the head of one of three Roy Lichtenstein blondes, another blonde I disfigured by tearing the face, and to the third I added a sickly colour. I then found a handgun which is called euphemistically a Peacemaker (yes, it really is) and by judicious manipulation was able to make it appear to fire. Some other artistic touches include for example highlighting Marilyn's mole, and finally to complete the picture I placed in the foreground a cooked pizza amid some abandoned debris, such as one might come across on a table somewhere, perhaps in a late night cafe´. What does it all mean? Does it say something about our civilized society? I've no idea. That's your call.
Yes, it does say something about our so called civilised society Gwil but I content myself by thinking that every generation has felt the same. I hope I am right.
ReplyDeleteI never appreciated when I was young what great works of art those American Dream adverts were in those old National Geographics of the time. The guy dressed like a Burton's dummy admiring his new Oldsmobile while smoking his pipe and smiling at his long legged female companion, perhaps two new model children and a puppy chasing a big red ball to complete the scene in front of the detached bungalow with its smart green lawn. I wish I had those old 1950s, 60s NG's today.
ReplyDeleteSacrilege it says to me. Of course Roy Lichenstein would not have a leg to stand on. I don't wish to be obtuse about this but it is not right.
ReplyDeleteWell we can agree to differ. I can't see anything sacrilegious about it.
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