Decay: Angus Hooper III

The word decay to me, brings to mind a number of disgusting and sickening images.  As a child, it was always pounded into us, this battle against tooth decay.  Crest, Aim, Arm and Hammer, and the rest of the major tooth paste brands all were formulated to "fight tooth decay".  As a child I dutifully brushed my teeth every night before bed (with some reminders from Mom).  As an adult, I became lazy.  I found myself without a normal bedtime, found myself with bad habits (smoking, too much sugar and soda), and found myself not so dutiful of my nightly teeth brushings.  This image, printed and on the wall near my bed, might be the perfect reminder to get back to my regular brushing, and to properly take care of these teeth of mine.  (At least its a theory). 
http://www.crest.com/, www.pental.com.au/our-brands/oral-care/aim-toothpaste, http://www.armandhammer.com/, www.ada.org/

Funky: George Ferris

           The origins of the United State's pop art movement are based on the 'impersonal' and the 'mundane' of living in the American culture of the 1950s and 1960s.  Pop art also had its hands in appropriation: most artists labeled it as a way to create the 'mass-production' feel of popular culture in America.  My image was influenced most by Roy Lichtenstein, whose art was aesthetically based off of the halftone printing of comics.  The Tate Modern, London, has many of Lichtenstein's work on display.  You should check out his most known piece, 'Whaaam!'. 

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