pop culture in contemporary art
It seems popular culture has been increasingly a part of contemporary art since the pop art movement in the 60's. This generation (TV and Internet generation) grew up on and is highly influenced by trends and images from the media. It is inevitable that the art created by these people is going to include elements of popular culture.
Does popular culture in contemporary art make the art somehow, less artful..? In some ways, yes.. the meaning of artwork is streamed down to a simple obsession with a particular image/lifestyle or trendy aesthetic. The avant-garde strives to provoke people of the current space and time (zeitgeist).
Often other justification for the work can be made other than that it's "cool" or happens to be the current trend. However, it also depends on how things are used and whether something more is being done with it.
e.g. Cao Fei’s COSplayers, MOCCA (Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art Rock ‘n Roll Drums in Contemporary Art Exhibit featuring performances by Flo Mounier of metal band Cryptopsy (June 3-July 3 2005) review and Videodrome 2 w/ artists like Eclectic Method doing a video mash-up of favorite hiphop and pop songs (not so justified in this case).
youtube: Madame Chao @ Videodrome
The thing is popular culture must be a part of some of the art being created by our young people today, just as certain cultural elements must be a part of some Asian art.
[This topic could also lead into the cyclical discussion of the relationship between popular culture and avant-garde (possibly more easily analyzed through music).]
Does popular culture in contemporary art make the art somehow, less artful..? In some ways, yes.. the meaning of artwork is streamed down to a simple obsession with a particular image/lifestyle or trendy aesthetic. The avant-garde strives to provoke people of the current space and time (zeitgeist).
Often other justification for the work can be made other than that it's "cool" or happens to be the current trend. However, it also depends on how things are used and whether something more is being done with it.
e.g. Cao Fei’s COSplayers, MOCCA (Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art Rock ‘n Roll Drums in Contemporary Art Exhibit featuring performances by Flo Mounier of metal band Cryptopsy (June 3-July 3 2005) review and Videodrome 2 w/ artists like Eclectic Method doing a video mash-up of favorite hiphop and pop songs (not so justified in this case).
youtube: Madame Chao @ Videodrome
The thing is popular culture must be a part of some of the art being created by our young people today, just as certain cultural elements must be a part of some Asian art.
[This topic could also lead into the cyclical discussion of the relationship between popular culture and avant-garde (possibly more easily analyzed through music).]
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