We have started a pop art unit. We are to make a pop art item with the focus of our unit question; can I produce what I consume?
It should be clear and appealing, simple in form, and have bold colours. Its context should be shifted so as to take it from being just an everyday object to actual art. The scale of the object could be shifted as well, such as in Claes Oldenburg’s huge apple core.What I thought of doing was a representation of how we buy objects as means of improving our lives, but become disappointed by the petty effect the object has on our lives. This process is often intensified by advertisements.
To represent this process, I thought of having a little, colourful cardboard box, such as one you might receive in the post when you order something, with a label on it saying “The lifestyle you requested was unavailable, so we sent you some rose coloured glasses instead.”
The box will contain a pair of half-battered glasses with pink glass made of a material such as window paint.
These rose-coloured glasses will symbolise the plain old item you receive, while what you actually ordered was an incredible object that (you thought) would have a significant effect on renewing your life.
