Link to review

http://www.roanestate.edu/art/art_appreciation_02

Takashi Murakami (aka the WARHOL of Japan)

Warhol "Campbell's Soup Can" shown above
Murakami Takashi "Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh" shown above
Read this article at the NY Times

Does popular imagery belong in fine art? Why or why not?


How does art that uses this type of imagery make you feel about mass production?

Richard Notkin

Shown Above
Heart Teapot: Hostage Metamorphosis II
6.25 x 10.5 x 5.75 in.
Stoneware,luster

Read this article
Questions to ponder---
What message is the artist trying to convey?
How has the artist transformed the material?
How does this piece make you feel?
Would you consider this to be craft or applied art? and if not why?