5 Modern Photographers With A Pop Art Influence
“If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface: of my paintings and films and me, and there I am” - Warhol
On what would have been his 88th birthday, we reckon it's a fitting time to pay our respect to the outstanding work of Andy Warhol; one of Pop Art’s most famous pioneers.
Warhol changed the way modern art was perceived, and with that imprinted his way of working on photographers past and present. With this in mind, we are celebrating Warhol’s birthday by presenting photographers who we feel have embodied a pop art aesthetic in their work.
Blending fashion and portraiture alongside still life, Kingo creates dimensions that entice us to enter a colourful world which finds a balance between the sweet and the sexy. Kingo uses colour and subject in an intriguing way and converts us to a post modern-esque world, which combines pleasing and painful imagery. Her explosion of colours reflects Warhol’s, but with a modern twist.
www.aleksandrakingo.com
“With this project I wanted to explore representing foods differently, and going against the way that traditional food photography works in making the viewer want to eat.” - Patricia Tobin
A recent graduate from Nottingham Trent University, Tobin’s final degree show work takes on the essence of colour from Andy Warhol’s pop art prints. Tobin’s series ‘Serving Suggestions’ has multiple layers; food puns, still life photography and contrasting colours.
The witty subject matter, originality and intelligence put into this work gives it a individual touch and makes you part of the photography.
www.patriciatobinphoto.com
“This series is a marriage between Warhol and Duchamp…Familiar objects are transformed into unexpected strange but simple forms. They are surrealistic juxtapositions of objects. Reality is altered.” - Zeren Badar
‘After Brillo’ is a mix of pop art and takes influence from the Neo Dada movement. Mixing still life photography and the feeling of fine art paintings, Badar transcends us into an advertising style era.
Creating new images out of old belongings and giving them new meanings and new structures, Badar enters into surrealism along the way.
With a few images giving off a double entendre vibe, Badar’s series is amusing and interesting to view, and invites the viewer to interpret each image in their own way.
See more from Zeren in #PHOTOGRAPHY magazine Issue 10 / www.zerenbadar.com
In his series ‘Diva’, Pfrommer includes the collaging of images, mixing photographs of women, architecture and text, sending us into a world of mixed media and presenting us with fine art fashion photographs.
Although not repeating the same image, like Warhol’s Marilyn and Elvis, the influence Warhol’s colouring layers is evident within selected works. Pfrommer‘s mixed media and printmaking background shows in his work, and the use of layers adds depth and curiosity.
www.svenpfrommer.com
Based in Istanbul it is Torun’s quest to find these bold colours and patterns on the streets of Turkey. Torun has built up a huge following on Instagram with over 131 thousand followers all admiring the strong architecture he captures.
Torun explores architecture and within that, straight lines, equal perspectives, and the repetition of windrows, doors and colours, which could be comparable in the work of Warhol.
Torun has added life to the cityscapes that are normally made up of banal colours and makes them seem almost like paintings. As well as repeating patterns, Torun often seeks out contrasting colours, which makes the viewer feels as though they want to be a part of this beautiful visual world, full of mesmerising lines and patterns.
www.instagram.com/cimkedi
“Old photographs tend to be very personal, my desire is to provide my story without corrupting the original.” - Gabriel da Silva
Andy Warhol’s use of colour was s prominent in his work and this is reflected in Gabriela da Silva’s photography. In his series ‘Avila’, da Silva mixes photography and paint to create new images.
Silva paints over historical era photographs with curious patterns and creatures adding a personal touch to the photographs.
By using a similar colour palate as Warhol’s and the use of mixed media, Silva not only gives old photographs a modern spin but also rejuvenates the idea of pop art.
See more of this work from Artbiel in #PHOTOGRPAHY Magazine Issue 10 / www.artebiel.com
