You don't need to explain anything to me. I know what pop art is, thank you. Pop art was not about "taking the norm and twisting its message," pop art was about taking things that were not considered art and elevating them to the status of art. It was a "**** you" to the institutions that validated art, to abstract expressionism, and to other popular schools of thought (you might want to check out Warhol's piss paintings for an easy example).
Cubism, abstract expressionism, pop art, Dada... most of the major early-to-mid 20th century art movements had little to do with the subjects they were depicting. The subject matter was secondary to the statements about art itself that were being made. The whole point was to defy the standards of drawing, painting etc. that had been closely followed for centuries.
Oh and back to pop art for one last note. Since pop art was about elevating the mundane or commercial to high art, pop stars by definition are not part of pop art. Pop music has the potential to be artistic, of course, but first and foremost it is a product. Pop stars are not part of pop art because they already are mundane and commercial.
But I suppose I'm done replying since you don't know how to discuss art except to accuse me of copying and pasting.
There's more monsters in here than Katy Perry fans.
A thread about Katy being artistic and there's more monsters in here desperately arguing that she isn't.
I mean, the transparency alone is a mess.
Is it really that important to you that another pop star might actually have some artistic merit? Just because katy has some that does't take away from gaga's.
Every damned time someone mentions something another artist might have done that ya'll deem to be gaga's domain you turn it into a mess.
From "ill always answer everything because i know everything" Vespertine to "I'll quote things i don't understand and call it a clock" Thor.
Who, cares.
These things have clearly influenced Katys work. You can call it a reach but it's right there in black and white and guess what, because these things have influenced her work - that means her work is deeper than what most of you originally thought.
katy keene
everyone CHILL, its an opinion