The challenge: Contestants must create a piece of POP art that captures the popular culture of their time as effectively as Andy Warhol did with his Campbell’s soup can.
I created a painting to add to my Friends and Bottle Caps series, with this explanation:
“There are events or moments in our lives which we recognize as ‘before and after’ points. As a girl, I really did want to teach the world to sing and live in perfect harmony, and Coke gave my generation one of our first points of visibility in the advertising world with that song.
As part of my Bottle Caps pop art series, I show that most American icon, the Coca Cola logo, as a cluster of balloons floating away against the sky. What replaces them in my life is a different visual: white balloons released at AIDS memorial services and funerals. These five white balloons are goodbyes to my friends Steve R, Jeff C, John M, Tim R, and Pete M.”
You can see more Work of Art challenge pieces on the blog Lindsey maintains for them. If you want to participate, Lindsey welcomes works for older or current challenges. It’s NEVER too late to create!
Lovely, Becky.
Thank you, David. =)