The 'father of pop art' looks back
My colleague Caroline Briggs filmed this interview yesterday with Richard Hamilton, the eminent British artist. The location is London's Serpentine Gallery on the eve his show .
Both films show a thoughtful man whose gentleness belies a deep intellect and continuing concern with contemporary life. His work speaks for itself.
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Comment number 1.
At 3rd Mar 2010, BluesBerry wrote:I'm afraid I have little appreciation for the eclectic art of Richard Hamilton. I can't for the life of me see what he means in his art, or even guess what he would like me to see. I look at his work, even study it, and I am left with the impression of exactly what Richard Hamilton says: "I've always done exactly what I wanted to do."
So, he's off doing what he wants to do, and I've been left to flounder in whatever he was doing because I just don't get it.
I'm glad that persons appreciate his work, and I'm even sorry that I'm not one of his appreciators because I like to see aspects of the world from others' perspective.
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Comment number 2.
At 3rd Mar 2010, ghostofsichuan wrote:It is always interesting how artist, themselves, are usually surprised by their own success. Opinions of certain people within the art community and the buyers decide this. Take any period of art and if one looks at a variety of known artists they will find little that distinguishes the famous from the not famous. Human beings have funny ways to rationalize behaviors and opinions.
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