It doesn't matter if it displays Mona Lisa, a Banana or Hans Rittman's glasses - the fact is it must be pop!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The content does not matter as much as its quality to be pop.
- In plain terms
- Anything can be art if it is pop.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on the pop quality rather than the subject matter.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes something pop?
- Does subject matter?
Another view
Some works lack pop qualities regardless of intent.
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