Friday, 28 February 2014

2 Moda Visit

                                                   Textile Fabric

                                         Object NumberBADDA4278
 
 
This is an orange and brown textiles fabric
called Reciprocation ,designed by Barbara
Brown in 1962. It has simple geometric
shapes of circles and squares , it would
probably be used for some sort of home
furniture .

 


curtain 1963
object number : 45/1994-1
This is another work by Barbara Brown who
was a well known textiles designer in the 1960's and 1970's .
 

Christo and Jean- Claude

                                                      The Wall - 13,000 Oil Barrels,
                                                                   Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99

This artwork was a barrier which was  inspired by the Berlin wall in 1961

 

                                                    Pop art

                            pop art emerged in the 1960's with New York artist such
                            Andy Warhol , Roy Lichtenstein, Oldenburg and 
                            James Rosen Quist ,carrying on from abstract expressionist
                            this movement focuses on everyday life objects and people
                            making the paintings appear commercial .  
                   Roy Lichtenstein
                                                            
1963 oil and acrylic paint on canvas  

                                          

 

                                       Andy Warhol

 
                 
 
After Marylyn Monroe death in 1962,Andy Warhol  
                                       made silk paintings of the actress . Warhol is famous
                                        for his vibrant pop art works .