Examples in Media/Art

Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can:

This art piece by Andy Warhol triggered peoples confirmation bias to create publicity for his work. Either people saw this piece as a work of art or saw it as a piece that flew in the face of what people consider art. Any articles that debated whether the piece was art or advertisement fanned the flames of the debate between Andy Warhol supporters and critics. 

Julie Mehretu Stadia II:

This piece by Julie Mehretu without knowing the title and story behind it looks very colorful and is a great aesthetic modern art piece, in my opinion. However, once a viewer notices the title of the piece they are more likely to see the scene as a stadium. Other elements of the piece look like sports flags, country banners, and company logos adding to the belief that this piece is about a stadium. Cognitive Bias takes viewers perceptions and highlights distinct parts of the painting that they may have other wise ignored or not seen.