When Pop Art broke out (in the 60s) it influenced album covers, fashion, chairs, toys and still remains a major influence on graphic art, advertising and Pop Music.
Pop music has always influenced me. It contaminated me in a way that became a kind of addiction in my life.
When I was a teenager I remember going to specialty stores and spending afternoons looking for new artists. I made my own cassette covers.
It was me who always took the songs that were going to be played during the car trips with my friends to catch waves on the north coast.
When a song or a band becomes your favorite it doesn’t matter if you will be listening for hours, days, months, if you will always be listening to it on the way to work, or at the weekend barbecue.
What matters is that something in the music touched you and the melody will always be etched in your soul.
Music is my daily addiction, my routine is better with it. I spend many hours standing up painting the pictures and with music this routine gets better.
When I’m creating and designing the paintings, this process that demands a lot of creativity is better with a soundtrack.
Feeding myself on music to make the creative process more intense is not a device used exclusively by me.
Pop art and music have been feeding each other for a long time
As a matter of survival, creative industries usually need each other and art feeds on music, music feeds on art, fashion feeds on both, and advertising eats everyone.
The link between pop music and art is currently so strong, I am seeing international musicians establish partnerships with visual artists or in some way quote works in their music videos.
Pop Art is a free and colorful way of expressing yourself, it is an art that we are not afraid to use, we are not afraid of what others will think or find, that’s why musicians use it so much.
Below is a list that in my opinion shows the partnership of music with Pop Art
Some are more evident, others are more discreet, either through references in the repetitions of images, in the color of clothes and scenery, in the strips of cartoons.
You can listen to some Playlists that pack my work by clicking here.
Andy Warhol and Music!
Andy Warhol is certainly one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. But in addition to creating some of the most iconic works of art, it is undeniable that his work has influenced pop culture in general, especially music.
Warhol worked on creating albums for artists such as The Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and John Lennon.
His best-known cover is from the band Velvet Underground
What many may not know is that Andy Warhol was also the band’s manager during this period.
When Andy Warhol died, Lou Reed and John Cale, decided to make an entire album dedicated to his memory.
Warhol directed the music video for The Cars “Hello Again” in 1984
The clip also features a special participation by the artist, sporting his silver hair as a bartender.
Keith Haring and Grace Jones!
In 1986, artist Keith Haring painted a huge dress for singer Grace Jones to use in the music video for I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect For You). Andy Warhol also makes an appearance in the clip
See too:
Brazilian art is the inspiration of artist Lobo
Mural Pop Art with the colorful and vibrant artist Lobo
The movement of pop art painting is so important that even in today’s music they are influenced by it.
Thank you Brianna! Lobo