Now, side-by-side. Previously, these paintings were facing each other
ArtInfo.com Why Would a Serious Artist Paint Robert Pattinson: Q and A with Richard Phillips.
ArtInfo: The paintings almost begin to look like teenybopper posters — like something you'd paste on your wall as a 12-year-old. And the weird thing about those posters is that they represent a kind of pre-sexual fetishization. How does sex play into these images?
Richard Phillips: "If one looks at the "Twilight" series objectively, a comparison could be drawn to the avant-garde practice of John Cage, Merce Cunningham, or Steve Reich. Instead of sustaining a note or holding an awkward position or repeating an appropriated rhythmic progression, the actors of "Twilight" sustain irresolvable teenage emotions for 2 1/2 hours without any sexual release. The production of this experience taps into a universal tween condition that once passed through can only be accessed again through externally induced psychological trauma. Sex is omnipresent in all these images but is experienced unreservedly only by those currently going through availability and the capability to satisfy forbidden sexual desire. All of this translates to a multi-billion dollar industry that may or may not lend its agency of legitimization to raise awareness of that which has the pretense to call itself contemporary art." Click here to read the full Q and A
If you missed the earlier post about Rob and Kristen being in Richard Phillips' 'Most Wanted' Pop Art Collection . Click here
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Woah! Rob, Kristen and Twilight in pop culture. A pretty intense one.
11 comments:
The paintings: Beautiful.
The Q & A: Whaaaaat?
Now convinced that I am an art illiterate!
thats good.
i still draw stick figures. ha!
i wish i had talent at art.
from kevin.
Hahaha! i couldn't agree more with you, Misty! and i just took an art class! Maybe if i majored in Art History or something of that nature i could understand what the heck just happened in that Q&A!
I like how they are next to each other, now.:D
Facing each other sort of seemed funny/awkward to me. now the arrangement seems sort of like an undefiled support system, facing life together, side by side. there is no way you can have one with out the other.
Hi everybody,yes S. they were face to face before but now they are side by side I think they intentionally put them side by side there is meaning in the new position it is not random,it is very talented work,I like it.
BTW, I am done with my final exams yesterday now I can follow Robstenation as usual and with a peace of mind,I know this is absolutly crazy but I didnt sleep last night even for a minute just was watching Robsten vids on youtube;watched almost every vid of them: premieres, fanvids,interviews, deleted scenes, everything. I consider last night as a bonus to myself and as a relief from the pain of difficult exams and projects.
xoxo to everyone esp to my sweeties Maka and Mirella.
ANAHITA.
Thanks, S! Awesome post.
When you cut through the artsy jumbo, the concept of his exhibit is to show how young fresh kids, are made into celebrities, glorified to sainthood status, and as visual brands exploited by industry moguls coz they're young, fresh, sexy and beautiful, and that's what sells.
It doesnt take more than an educated guess to know that kris didnt want to expose her privacy coz she didnt want summit and the whole media industry to cash in on her affairs.
it's possible, however, that RK are unconciously playing into this "unresolved sexual tension" thing by not revealing their status officially, and are being pursued even more for it. or maybe they are aware of it (not saying they did it intentionally) and know that the craze will blow over when they start a family or something.
p.s. Why is Zac Effron w/o Vanessa?
@moonriver I seriously thank you for the translation and it makes a lot of sense. Coming from you it became informative.
That's awesome :))
I love these paintings
Oh and this is Dakota next to Rob?
That's sooo wonderful :))
Hugs and kisses lovies,
D
@Theresa Seriously? lol
Well as an arist I say the technique is good but I´ve seen better and way more meaningful pieces. If you haven´t seen the interview you wouldn´t have guessed there´s a meaning because the artist repainted a picture. And it´s not really a meaning you think of that´s genius! Or it makes you thinking about life or yourself since he has painted other pop artists...I´ve seen a lot of other artist drawing pop art and most of the time hey aren´t really meaningful. Sorry for being so critical but that´s my view since i´m an artist myself. It´s still goog technique though
Hey! Happy weekend:)
Rob and Kristen paintings look good. I really like it.
And facing each other or side by side, it's still great:))
@Anahita, hey! Welcome back!:) Glad you finished your exams. How did it go? Hope everything's going well:) *big hugs* I won't have much time from now, 'cause I'm back to studying..:(
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!:)
With love, Maka
Not that taken with pop art really, I don't think it says anything about the times that we are living in (contrary to the whole Warhol ideology).
It isn't art I could look at and decipher for any length of time or in great depth...I do however think the artist is onto something when he credits R&K's appeal to repressed sexual desires. Strong desire is an addictive feeling after all, and they portray it so well, that you can't help but feel it.
Nice bit of recognition, but not fascinating art by any measure
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