Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton

1 Artist biology :

Richard Hamilton (Photo: Chris Davies, © British Council Archive)

- British artist Richard Hamilton, often called the Father of Pop Art .

- Hamilton was born in the Pimlico, London. Despite having left school with no formal qualifications, he managed to gain employment as an apprentice working at an electrical components firm, where he discovered an ability for draughtsmanship and began to do painting at evening classes at St Martin's School of Art. This led to his entry into the Royal Academy Schools.

-He was born 1922 and pass away 2011 at 89 age.

2: ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?

Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?,
Richard Hamilton ( 1922 - 2011) 

- Background : This picture is a collage. It was created in 1956 for the catalog of the exhibition This is Tomorrow in London. 

Element of Design Analysis: 

           The collage art work consists of images taken mainly from American magazines.  Pieces of different images and photos are assembled together, some of them are in color, some are black and white. 
  - Shape : all the pieces united into one.unity
  - Color: use both color and black & white 
  - Eye movement : languishing
 - Proportion: Parts that the image is made of are placed with the right proportion , which makes it look as an actual three dimensional scenes  
Principle of Design Analysis 
   - Balance : Bodybuilder man and naked women become the center of whole art work .
   - Repetition : no repetition
   - Unity : all the image taken from popular North American magazines . The style of the room base for these image.