Marilyn Diptych
Made by Stephen He
Made by Stephen He
Highlight human life and legacy by recreating the painting "Marilyn Diptych" using digital tools.
Created: September 4th, 2016
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Highlight human life and legacy by recreating the painting "Marilyn Diptych" using digital tools.
I think your work is doing a great job in demonstrating the immortality of a cultural icon like Marilyn Monroe. By adopting Warhol's style of replication, you highlight the significance of Monroe nowadays as more of a symbol than an actress or artist. It is really creative that you are not just reproducing her pictures, but including several modern embodiments of her legacy. The pictures on the lecture are very well complemented by those on the right. By looking at the whole piece, I felt that the people's obsession with the memory of Monroe really allowed her to transcend time and death.
Also, your documentation is very clear and informative about how you understand Warhol's piece and how you decided to recreate it with your own interpretation. The execution is very on point as well. Great work!
Creativity - 10
First of all, I’d like to say that your concept was interesting and creative. You took a piece of art and flipped the meaning of it on its head while staying true to the composition of the original piece of art. I think this embodies the changed attitude Marilyn Monroe’s death when it happened vs now.
Execution - 8
Your execution carries your intent through well. Where the other grew gray and faded, yours stayed bright and clear and where the other used the same image throughout, yours used different and new ones. Those in concert shows the continued life of Marilyn Monroe even to this day. Perhaps the only thing I would recommend to improve it is what you mentioned in your reflection - experiment with different editing features such as filters in photoshop and see what other effects you could create to enhance your work.
Context - 10
The context connects well to the pop art style and to Marilyn Monroe’s contribution to society and how that lives on today. It would fit well in a pop art gallery.
Documentation - 5
While your documentation is clear and easy to understand, I would appreciate more detail. For instance, in the “Intention” section you could include what you mean by “vitality”, and in the “Work” section you could include a link to the original work.
Overall, I enjoyed your project. Keep up the good work!
The final product is very interesting, and I love the unique interpretation of the original piece. The documentation is missing quite a bit of information, though. The research section should be expanded to include information about the artist, and other sections should be expanded to adequately reflect the process and product.
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