Hum112-World Cultures II

Discussion 2: Pop Art and Consumer Culture

• Describe a specific element of Hamilton's collage, Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? that you find particularly intriguing, interesting, offensive, or humorous and explain why.

• After WWII, prosperity in the U.S. generated a consumer culture that dominated the second half of the 20th century. Explain whether you think Hamilton's collage celebrates or ridicules consumer culture - or whether it conveys something else to you as a viewer.

• Explain whether you think Pop art is an artistic critique of the culture of consumerism - or just a perpetuation of an obsession with material things, especially trendy brands and labels.

• Describe what items you would include if you were to create a 21st century collage similar to Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?