In high school one of my friends did a replication of this for art and I always thought it was odd that silly comics in the Sunday paper could evoke a sincere emotional response. This picture specifically is so intense, yet all it is is bold colors and lines... its almost like it is breaking the situation down to the only elements necessary to get the message across. In this picture, the tears are my favorite part because they could totally be the result of SO many different situations, which really makes you wonder how applicable it is to your own life.
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I like how this piece breaks both art and human life into their simplest forms: primary colors and emotion. Its design also reminds me of one of the gestalt principles and how missing lines or shadows lets the viewer put part of the image together in ones own mind.
-Asia Del Bonis
I think this piece is particularly effective because of its history. Pop art first began to gain popularity in the 1950's, before which the idea of such "cartoon-like" works were not considered "real" art. Pieces like this one represent resistance to the preconcieved idea of art that existed early in 1900's. This resistance gave birth to a wonderful revolution that makes art what it is today; whatever you want it to be.
- Meleha
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