{"id":260,"date":"2020-12-16T23:11:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/hannahbontinen\/?p=260"},"modified":"2020-12-16T23:11:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:11:42","slug":"paulines-pop-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/hannahbontinen\/2020\/12\/16\/paulines-pop-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline\u2019s Pop Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pop Art movement emerged in the 1950s and thrived during the 1960s in America and Britain. The artists in this movement drew inspiration from commercial culture and incorporate commonplace items. Pauline Boty was a British artist and one of the few women involved in the Pop Art movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pauline Boty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Her life as a female artist was anything but easy. She was accepted to Royal College of Art in 1958 but was told to stick to stained glass instead of painting and excluded from the main (male) group of future Pop Artists. With her strength of personality and talent she was able to persevere and establish herself as a Pop Artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portrait of Derek Marlowe with Unknown Ladies 1962-3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The man in this painting, Derek Marlowe, was the same age as Boty and starting out in his career as an author and playwright.\u00a0This piece stunningly brings together the two main concepts most popular in her work, heterosexual desire and pleasure and the gendering of the cultural scene of the 60s. The composition of this piece is very interesting and the large black figure set against a cool blue textured background creates a strong silhouette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Only Blonde in the World 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The painting \u201cOnly Blonde in the World\u201d is one of Paulines most famous works. The vibrant color palette and abstract shapes is a signature style of Boty’s earlier work. This piece incorporates a full-length black-and-white portrait of the Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe (a still from the movie \u201cSome Like it Hot,\u201d by way of Life magazine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Colouring Book 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This piece uses familiar imagery from media in the 1960s, bright blocks of colour, and text to creatively visualize Barbra Streisand song \u201cMy Colouring Book\u201d. The lyrics reflected the fact that Boty was actually engaged with, and referenced, the media that women were confronted with at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scandal \u201863 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This painting features a depiction of Christine Keeler, who was the young woman at the centre of the Profumo scandal. The bright red background and the men watching from above adds tension and disturbance in this piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bum 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This was Boty\u2019s last piece that she completed while struggling with terminal cancer and sadly passing much too young. It\u2019s amazing how she was able to make this vibrant humours piece during her struggle. This piece is a favourite of many as she once again makes a clear statement of female liberation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/20\/obituaries\/pauline-boty-overlooked.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist\/boty-pauline\/artworks\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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