The Influence of Celebrities
“Marilyn Monroe”
Marilyn Monroe was a famous American actress, comedienne, iconic model and singer. She played in the comedic “Blonde Bombshell”. Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, and died on August 4, 1962 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe’s full name is Norma Jeane Mortenson, and she was married three times.
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” -Marilyn Monroe.
“White Dress of Marilyn Monroe”
“Some Like It Hot”
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/61240
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 at Pittsburg, PA, and died on February 22, 1987 at New York, NY. Andy did Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, Modern Art, Contemporary Art, and Naive Art.
Andy Warhol started a printing-publishing business in 1967, and here is a print portfolio of Marilyn Monroe that he published in 1967.
“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”- Andy Warhol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol
“The Sunrise”
The Sunrise ‘C’ was artwork done by Roy Lichtenstein in 1965.
https://slabeeber.org/blog/sunrise-_roy_lichtenstein_recreation
“The Drowning Girl” was painted by Roy Lichtenstein in 1963 and is on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is known as the “masterpiece of melodrama”. It shows a teary-eyed woman on a turbulent sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning_Girl
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923 in Manhattan New York, and died on September 29, 1997 in Manhattan New York. Roy was an American artist who did Pop Art, Abstract Art, Cubism, Expressionism, Contemporary Art, Modern Art and Abstract Expressionism. Along with other Pop Artists, he became a leading figure in the art movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein
“Michael Jackson and Bubbles”
Michael Jackson and Bubbles was sculpted by Jeff Koons in 1988. It is a porcelain sculpture, and two of the porcelain sculptures are on display at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum in Downtown Los Angeles and at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_and_Bubbles
The Iconic Blue Balloon Flower was sculpted by Jeff Koons from 1995-2000 with high chromium stainless steel, mirrored polish finish with transparent color coating.
Jeff Koons’ magnificent Balloon Flower was sold at Christie’s New York’s November 2010 during their Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale.
http://www.moderndesign.org/2010/10/jeff-koons-balloon-flower.html
Jeff Koon
Jeffrey Koon is an American artist who was born on January 21, 1955 in York, PA. He is recognized for his work with popular culture and his sculptures. He works in both New York City, NY and his hometown of York, PA.
Agnes' Blog 
I personally like Liechtenstein’s paintings a lot. The blue balloon flower is also pretty interesting. I’d have liked it if you discussed the pieces a bit more. For instance, a lot of Liechtenstein’s paintings, including Drowning Girl, are based on images that appear in DC Romance Comics like “secret hearts”. The earlier pieces connected pretty well, but I don’t really see how the shiny statues were connected to celebrities, where they sponsored by celebrities?
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Nice choice of art. I thought it was. Interesting how you started with Marilyn Manroe. I thought her quote were interesting, but what interested me more was her background. Only when I didn’t know who she really was. What caught my attention was those balloons that look shiny. They really look like balloon and they look like they are intensely aired. I wonder how he got them to have colors on them.
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