When I think of Pop art, Andy Warhol and Roy Litchenstein are the only artists that come to mind. I automatically think of modern and comical art work that uses graphics and logos to convey a message. What I didn't know was that pop culture was often used as a subversion of language for historical events such as war and protests. The World Goes Pop exhibition at the Tate Modern explores how different cultures and countries responded to the pop movement and how they used the art to convey a certain message. The photographs of the artwork below focuses on the representation of the woman's body.
Photo Credit - Chloe Ferdinand
The first two images feature artwork from Jana Zelibska who trained as a graphic designer and illustrator. The work shows fragmented female dancers outlining their bodies and using mirrors for genitals, flowers have also been placed on the wall piece surrounding the mirror to create more emphasis on the area. This refers to a temple in India and reflects on the Hinduism and sexual rituals. Originally, this art was supposed to be featured as street art but it was seen as too explicit so could not be published on the streets. The third image shows a body but as something that is experienced from within (the television screen) showing female liberation which focuses on a global and political view.
This exhibition made me realise that a lot of art is made in order to show a deep message, whether it being pop art or a type of sculpture, what you interpret is never what the artist wanted to convey to the audience.
This exhibition made me realise that a lot of art is made in order to show a deep message, whether it being pop art or a type of sculpture, what you interpret is never what the artist wanted to convey to the audience.
