parody

Examples of parody in the following topics:

• Pop Art

  • His work defines the basic premise of Pop Art better than any other through parody.
  • Selecting the old-fashioned comic strip as subject matter, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented mass culture while simultaneously creating parodies of it in a soft manner.
  • Warhol attempted to take Pop beyond an artistic style to a life style, and his work often displays a lack of human affectation that dispenses with the irony and parody of many of his peers.

• Experiments in Latin America

  • Another common practice of Latin American art is the use of parody.
  • Parodies in art serve a dual purpose: they reference the artistic and cultural history of Latin America, and they also critique the legacy of European imperialism.

• The Armory Show

  • News reports and reviews of the show were filled with accusations of quackery, insanity, immorality and anarchy, often including parodies, caricatures and mock exhibitions.

• Contemporary Art

  • Postmodern art comes from the viewpoint that all stances are unstable and insincere, and therefore irony, parody, and humor are the only positions which cannot be overturned by critique or later events.

• Painting

  • Postmodern art holds that all stances are unstable and insincere, and therefore irony, parody, and humor are the only positions that cannot be overturned by critique or revision.

• Political Art: LGBT Rights and the AIDS Crisis

  • The Sisters have attracted controversy both within and outside the LGBT communities, but have received the harshest criticism for obvious parodies of Catholic icons and policies.