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I have experimented with different styles and processes, that are relevent to ‘Pop Art’.

One peice of work which I made was inspired by Richard Hamiltons collage titled, ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?’ (1956) Collage 26x25cm, Kunsthalle Tubingen, Tubingen.

His work shows heavy influences of mass-media and consumerism. By using photgraphic imagery, Hamilton is using mass produced magazine cuttings and newspaper prints.

At the start of the third year I began collecting magazines and newspapers, so i had lots of material I could work with.

I started by painting an abstract background, using blocks of colour and form. This I decided to then look for images that I wanted to cut out and use within the work.

Once I had these images cut out, I was able to move and place them on top of the painting untill I felt the images worked. After several changes I then began to stick down each image.

I was very pleased with the finished result. My work showed a lot of similarities and style from Hamilton. It looked iconic, the images worked well in their environment. This also related to mass production and consumerism, because of the different objects I used from advertisements themselves.

The main concept of my studio practise is all based around the post war movement of the 1950’s and 60’s from ‘POP ART’.

This art movement has always been an interest of mine, and from this interest, I am developing new works in my studio practise.

After a lot of researching and documenting the works of different ‘Pop’ artists, I decided to base my dissertation around ‘Pop Art’.

The origins of ‘Pop Art’ started in Great Britain as early as 1947. I discussed three British ‘Pop’ artists who began this movement, Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake. I analysed and discussed what these artists found so appealing about popular culture and, how they made their own expressions and interpretations of the times they were in.