Andy Warhol - Marilyn Monroe

Andy Warhol was made famous for work as a painter, filmmaker, record producer and author. Art like this was known as pop art. His art was mass produced using a procedure called silk screening, silk screening is enlarging and transfering a photo on to silk, then a variety of colours are printed on to the screen with a rubber squeegee to create the block colours.

He used a lot of everyday objects for his art and a famous painting he did was of campbels tomato soup. He was known as "the pope of pop"

There is an Andy Worhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Andy Warhol Museum is one of the biggest museums featuring only one artist in the world. The museum features more than four thousand works of art by Warhol. His works of art include paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, films and videos. In addition to Warhol's artwork, visitors can find information on Andy Warhol's life.

N.E.R.D. - music video research

WATCH THE VIDEO!

This video os set at a party/gig and is showing clips and pictures taken from the party. There is split screens showing videos of girls walking in and out of the toilets, this links in with the song title and lyrics, also at parties its said that girls spend most of the time in the bathroom, liessss. Another split screen thing is pictures showing from the party every so often, it looks like it should be a social network site because by the end of the song all the pictures have been taken off b the user because theyre either really drunk in them or doing somthing they find embaressing. All these thing link in together with the song.

Music Video Research

I chose this video because it uses alot of basic video editing techniques. It was made in 1991 so the technology wasnt as advanced as it is today.

In the video there is alof of split screening/mirroring. I like it in the video when the bass is being played at the top of the screen but you can see all the band members dancing and playing instruments below in the background.

Also it is black and white which is a simple video editing technique, the whole video seems pretty low budget but it fits with the song, the lyrics "give it away" were inspired by an ex-girlfriend of Anthony Keidis (singer) who once told him if you give more things away it makes other people happy and you feel happy for making them happy and the world will be a better place, So the video isnt fancy and sparkly its simple but effective. Also they arnt wearing alot of clothing in the video so that also links in with the lyrics.

Poet research - Hilda doolittle

HEAT

WIND, rend open the heat,

cut apart the heat,

rend it to tatters.

Fruit cannot drop

through this thick air--

fruit cannot fall into heat

that presses up and blunts

the points of pears

and rounds the grapes.

Cut the heat--

plough through it,

turning it on either side

of your path.

LETHE

OR skin nor hide nor fleece

Shall cover you,

Nor curtain of crimson nor fine

Shelter of cedar-wood be over you,

Nor the fir-tree

Nor the pine.

Nor sight of whin nor gorse

Nor river-yew,

Nor fragrance of flowering bush,

Nor wailing of reed-bird to waken you,

Nor of linnet,

Nor of thrush.

Nor word nor touch nor sight

Of lover, you

Shall long through the night but for this:

The roll of the full tide to cover you

Without question,

Without kiss.

ORCHARD

SAW the first pear

as it fell--

the honey-seeking, golden-banded,

the yellow swarm

was not more fleet than I,

(spare us from loveliness)

and I fell prostrate

crying:

you have flayed us

with your blossoms,

spare us the beauty

of fruit-trees.

The honey-seeking

paused not,

the air thundered their song,

and I alone was prostrate.

O rough hewn

god of the orchard,

I bring you an offering--

do you, alone unbeautiful,

son of the god,

spare us from loveliness:

these fallen hazel-nuts,

stripped late of their green sheaths,

grapes, red-purple,

their berries

dripping with wine,

pomegranates already broken,

and shrunken figs

and quinces untouched,

I bring you as offering.

PEAR TREE

ILVER dust

lifted from the earth,

higher than my arms reach,

you have mounted,

O silver,

higher than my arms reach

you front us with great mass;

no flower ever opened

so staunch a white leaf,

no flower ever parted silver

from such rare silver;

O white pear,

your flower tufts,

thick on the branch,

bring summer and ripe fruits

in their purple hearts.

Poet research - John Cooper Clark

I first heard about John cooper clark when i was in year 9, we had to do research on one of his poems called "I wonna be yours" and from then on i have loved him. He performed his poems live to audiences and made albums of them, some of them are songs/poems.

...the day the world stood still

deafening whispers loud and clear
the sound of nothing meets my ears
i get the message - i know the drill
this is the day the world stood still
 the day the world stood still 
o traffic noise or sparrows t
the day the world stood still
nrill from the dead flowers on the window sill 
irror stand and stare like i figure n
this is the day the world stood still  in the
mobody there time to spare time to kill this is the day the world stood still  
d to the overspill no trouble
the day the world stood still the day the world stood still from the undergrou
n not even at the mill this is the day the world stood still  specs of dirt and static flies 
orld stood still  the day the wor
in spacelike spots before my eyes a cup of coffee and a couple of pills this is the day the
wld stood still the day the world stood still the big freeze-up gimme a chill no sense in feeling ill 
helf i couldn't pay i had my fingers 
this is the day the world stood still  i got the whole town to myself i clear the drugstore shelf by
sin the till this is the day the world stood still  the day the world stood still the day the world stood still 
falling from the top of my voice i wre
drink and drugs and a thousand thrills from now on it's all downhill this is the day the world stood still  i'm
ck the vehicles of my choice a rolls-royce a coupe de ville this is the day the world stood still  the day the world stood still 
  i'm driving in a company ca
the day the world stood still the last train to clarkesville ran off the rails nobody killed this is the day the world stood stil
lr i'm jiving in the tango bar i'm dining at the luxury grill this is the day the world stood still  the day the world stood still 
still 
the day the world stood still no trouble not even at the mill at the end of the day i pay no bills this is the day the world stood
 

I wanna Be Yours...

I wanna be your vacuum cleaner

breathing in your dust

I wanna be your Ford Cortina

I will never rust

If you like your coffee hot

let me be your coffee pot

You call the shots

I wanna be yours

I wanna be your raincoat

for those frequent rainy days

I wanna be your dreamboat

when you want to sail away

Let me be your teddy bear

take me with you anywhere

I don’t care

I wanna be yours

I wanna be your electric meter

I will not run out

I wanna be the electric heater

you’ll get cold without

I wanna be your setting lotion

hold your hair in deep devotion

Deep as the deep Atlantic ocean

that’s how deep is my devotion

The one below is my favourite, although it has alot of swearing, i think it is really celver.

TWAT

Like a Night Club in the morning, you’re the bitter end.
Like a recently disinfected shit-house, you’re clean round the bend.
You give me the horrors
too bad to be true
All of my tomorrow’s
are lousy coz of you.
You put the Shat in Shatter
Put the Pain in Spain
Your germs are splattered about
Your face is just a stain
You’re certainly no raver, commonly known as a drag.
Do us all a favour, here... wear this polythene bag.
You’re like a dose of scabies,
I’ve got you under my skin.
You make life a fairy tale... Grimm!
People mention murder, the moment you arrive.
I’d consider killing you if I thought you were alive.
You’ve got this slippery quality,
it makes me think of phlegm,
and a dual personality
I hate both of them.
Your bad breath, vamps disease, destruction, and decay.
Please, please, please, please, take yourself away.
Like a death a birthday party,
you ruin all the fun.
Like a sucked and spat our smartie,
you’re no use to anyone.
Like the shadow of the guillotine
on a dead consumptive’s face.
Speaking as an outsider,
what do you think of the human race
You went to a progressive psychiatrist.
He recommended suicide...
before scratching your bad name off his list,
and pointing the way outside.
You hear laughter breaking through, it makes you want to fart.
You’re heading for a breakdown,
better pull yourself apart.
Your dirty name gets passed about when something goes amiss.
Your attitudes are platitudes,
just make me wanna piss.
What kind of creature bore you
Was is some kind of bat
They can’t find a good word for you,
but I can...
TWAT.

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• I dont want to be nice
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Here he comes now....

The fast fingers, the expert eyes

And the same old 'how'd you do'

Disgust is just his dumb disguise

He wants a word with you

His problems are the end

His mouth needs exercise

The last thing I need is another friend

I don't want to be nice

I don't want to be nice

I think it's clever to swear

Better seek some sound advice

Better look elsewhere

Your face is an obvious case

You shouldn't put it about

This is neither the time nor place

To sort these matters out

What you see is what you get

You only live twice

A friend in need is a friend in debt

I don't want to be nice

No we never met before

I'm very happy to say

Far from perfect strangers

I'd like to keep it that way

I'm not your psychoanalyst

I'd rather talk to mice

You're so easy to resist

I don't want to be nice

I don't want to be nice

I think it's clever to swear

Better seek some sound advice

Better look elsewhere

Your face is an obvious case

You shouldn't put it about

This is neither the time nor place

To sort these matters out

What you see is what you get

You only live twice

A friend in need is a friend in dept

I don't want to be nice

Fine Art Artists'

Sandro Botticelli
"The birth Of Venus"
I think Sandro Botticelli communicated his painting of "the birth of venus" really well. He has used the colours to fit the occasion, nutral, natural, simple and pastel colours to make it look innocent which is probably what he was aiming for, becuase your not gonna make the birth of venus dark and gloomy, its a happy occasion, its new, sweet and innocent.

Hans Holbine

I am sure i have seen this before, i think it is pretty famous too with it being a portrait of henry the 8th. There is alot of detail put into this, like the patterns on his sleves and the detail in his face.

Marcus Harvey

I really like the idea of this how it looks pixelated but you canstill see what the image is. Im not sure who the image is of, it slightly looks like princess diana but i highly doubt it is. I dont know what tools he used to make this but its likely to be done with a paint brush obviously or a sponge and the paint is dabbed on.

Tang Yin

I love these sort of images. With the plain backgrounds or material backgrounds. It puts all the focus onto the image on the canvas and you understand what is happening in them more. The artist has done many paintings like this, and theyre all to do with his home town or heritage.

Paul Klee

I think this is supposed to be a town. Its very colourful but it hasnt used a wide range of colours, theyre all close together in the range. I think this makes it better, it looks like shading rather then loads of colours all placed together, that would complicate things and you wouldnt know where to look, this, i think, makes your eyes move from the bottom of the page upwards and take in the whole picture.

Francis Bacon

When looking through Francis bacons work i was drawn to this one straight away. Its very dark and slightly disturbing but it demands your attention because its just... so odd. But thats what makes it good, its different and you cant sus it out so you want to know more. It looks like it could have been done on photoshop because of the way the colours are overlapping and blending.

Joan Miro

This reminded me, at first glance, of a sort of bauhaus picture. With its simplicity and block colours and hard edges. However, it isnt like bauhaus because its not straight edges, its curvy and free.






Robert Rauchenrerg

I find it really funny how this is classed as fine art (well i hope it is) becuase its a load of mess, but a good mess. It has been made with material, it looks like a bed sheet or somthing along that line and maybe some cut up throw or covers and then paint spashed all over them. I would have this in my house, my own house, if i had one, my mum wouldnt like it.











Rogier Van Der Weyden
"Girl with the perl earring"

Im sure ive heard about this somewhere? or is there a book or a film called the girl with the perl earring? IM not sure. But i reconise the name so thats gotta mean somthing, it might be a famous peice? Just looking at it wouldnt surprise me if it was, its really good, not alot of fine detail but its striking.





Jenny Saville

I can remember mark showing the group this in a lesson once, i deffinatly iddnt forget about it. And im amazed at how big it is in real life, theres so much detail in it and clearly so much effort put into it to make it as big as it is. Its shocking, i would never have the patcience, the lack of being able to draw or paint is also a draw back. But i love it, i would have this in my house too, in a room all to its self, its amazing.

Music research - Crystal castles album covers

I was looking for information about electronic music and Daft punk sprang to mind, and then i rememebrd the album cover to Crystal castles album, theyre leaning forward and hiding their faces, and it made me link the two duo's. They both have kept their faces hidden, because daft punk wear those helmets.