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quarta-feira, 3 de junho de 2020

Pop Culture and Madonna Queenship Painting by Tiago Azevedo


painting of artist madonna with a serene look and a crown in a yellow background by tiago azevedo a lowbrow pop surrealism artist


This painting aims to capture the ethereal beauty of the Queen of Pop in a way that also emphasizes her royalty as a cultural reference.

Here she has a sweet gage showing a serenity of someone knows how to achieve one's goals, she is crowned to consolidate her status and her whole figure and background are bathed in a golden light that contrasts with the blue of her exes and the deep red lips all depicted in a pop surrealist style.

Madonna, a singer, actress, dancer, and movie star  has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making her the best-selling female artist of all time, she often referred to as The Queen of Pop and has had a profound influence on music culture. She has pursued an independent approach to her career writing most of her songs and constantly redefining her image. For pushing the boundaries of taste and behavior, she has often courted controversy for upsetting religious and moral sensibilities. This shows how deep of an impact one person can have in the world by following their dreams.

Ruth and the Wheat Harvest Painting by Tiago Azevedo


painting biblical ruth gathering wheat in a field with a red robe by tiago azevedo a lowbrow pop surrealism artist


The subject is taken from the Old Testament Book of Ruth. Here the Moabite Ruth is gleaning, gathering up corn left after the harvest, to support her widowed mother-in-law. The landowner Boaz who talks to her has come to show his admiration for her support for her family. The two eventually married, and King David, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were among their descendants.

In this painting, Ruth looks at us in a seductive way, showing that even among the hard fieldwork our true essence is not lost, this the gaze is directed towards Boaz snowing the viewer how he would have felt in that moment. The red robes contrast with the harvest field and immediately throws her to the foreground as the main character depicter in a pop surreal enviroment.

Ruth, being that she's not Jewish, represents humanity. The other relative, who had the legal rights to buy the property and marry Ruth, represents the law. Finally, Boaz represents Christ, God and love. The book of Ruth is a symbolic foretelling of Christ's relationship to humanity.