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// Mona Mona by Nelson Leirner, created in 2008, is a lithograph that playfully combines cultural icons in a grid of circular portraits. Alternating between the familiar face of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and a humorous monkey face, this artwork explores themes of identity, value, and the commercialization of art. By juxtaposing these two contrasting images, Leirner invites viewers to question the reverence associated with iconic art and consider how repetition and substitution impact its meaning. The work’s simplicity, structured in neat rows, adds to its satirical commentary on art history and popular culture.
Mona Mona , 2008
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// Mona Mona by Nelson Leirner, created in 2008, is a lithograph that playfully combines cultural icons in a grid of circular portraits. Alternating between the familiar face of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and a humorous monkey face, this artwork explores themes of identity, value, and the commercialization of art. By juxtaposing these two contrasting images, Leirner invites viewers to question the reverence associated with iconic art and consider how repetition and substitution impact its meaning. The work’s simplicity, structured in neat rows, adds to its satirical commentary on art history and popular culture.
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What is pop-art?
Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.
