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    Reg Mombassa was born in New Zealand in 1951 and immigrated to Australia with his family in 1969. Reg attended the National Art School, Sydney 1969-70. He later returned to art school in 1975 and obtained his diploma of painting in 1977. In 1976 Reg formed was a rock band called Mental as Anything, with 4 other art students. The band released 11 albums and 27 singles with 20 entering the top forty. They have toured in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Europe, the United States and Asia. Mombassa's

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    designer for a department store, an industrial designer and a commercial-art instructor. Roy kept art is his life in every way possible because he simply loved it and before his death he was known as the primary leader in the beginning of Pop Art. Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are both known for being extremely

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    Andy Warhol Biography

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    More Than 15 Minutes of Fame Andy Warhol’s name is recognized by all kinds of people, art fanatics, cell phone obsessed teenagers, and even elementary school students. He was one of the most popular American print artists and helped create Pop Art. Warhol is still one of the most prominent artists of American culture. His repetitive style, early childhood struggles, and all-around personality is what makes him stand out. Andy Warhol was born on August 6th, 1928 with the name Andrew Warhola

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    of consumerism and the effect it had on popular culture at the time. Just like he was successful in his career of commercial art, Warhol also became wildly successful in the world of pop art. Starting in the 1960s, Warhol started to replicate images of mass produced objects (Biography.com). In 1962, he debuted the iconic painting “Campbell’s Soup Cans.” Although these cans look like the mass-produced advertisements that Warhol was influenced by, he actually painted them by hand. The painting consists

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    Andy Warhol's Pop Art

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    Andy Warhol “My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat - or in film's case 'run on' - manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing.” A quote by Andy Warhol portrays his art as well as his character whole-heartedly. Warhol started drawing and film making at a young age. He later became interested in painting, books, sculpting and many other artistic mediums. Warhol was a key figure in Pop Art, his prints of Marilyn Monroe and his Brillo Box sculptures are

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    Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (Brown, 2015). When he was at the age of 8 he contracted Chorea, a disease that causes involuntary, unpredictable body movements, so Warhol was confined to bed. During his recovery he was taught to draw by his mother (Brown, 2015). He developed a love for drawing, and he started to draw in his spare time. As soon as he got healthy he decided to take up photography. He went on to graduate high school and enroll in Carnegie Institute

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    to the seriousness of its predecessor, the abstract expressionist movement. Pop art can easily be identified by commercial items and celebrities portrayed in various vibrant colors and often shown in repetition. Several well-known figures such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg were artists of the pop art era. Warhol took commercial items such as cans of Campbell’s Soup and celebrities such as Elvis Presley, and put their

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    Martin Wong is an Asian-American modern artist that is known for his innovative painting through expressive paintings that explore the subject of sexuality, ethnic, and racial identities. He became famous in his contributions in the urban art expressionism. There is a sense of poetic depictions in his images that paved way for the widening of the development of twentieth century modern art. He is considered to be one of the pioneering artists that explore expressionism representing the urban life

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    we see them. The goal was to blur the boundaries between "high" art and "low" culture. These artists were embracing abundance in the media and manufacturing that occurred after WWII. Many artists even began their careers in commercial art, such as Andy Warhol who was an illustrator and graphic designer. The Neo-Pop Art movement began in the 1980s. These artists were

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    Belcalis Almanzar, better known as Cardi B made a remarkable name for herself during her quick rise to stardom. Making one of the most notable changes in music industry for women, Cardi proved herself to the public. The breakout star from Bronx, N.Y. has come a long way throughout her career. Before solidifying herself throughout all social media platforms, the 24 year old had a very difficult past. Born into a family of a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother, Cardi B lived in the midst of poverty

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