Quotations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs
1. Does "his quotations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs" in the following context mean "his appropriations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs"?
2. Are "The Electric Chairs (1962–1963), Burning Cars (1963), and Gangster Funeral (1963)" the titles of Benetton advertisements or Warhol artworks?
Context:
Two other factors were instrumental in the development of the Shock of Reality advertisements. One was Toscani’s great respect for documentary photography and its ability to report on the human condition (inherited from
his father, a documentary photographer by trade). The other was the way in which Toscani took from the avant-garde in art, exploiting the potential of the ready-made as a disruptive strategy and appropriating relevant
iconography, not just from the avant-garde as with his ‘quotations’ from Warhol’s repertory of motifs– The Electric Chairs (1962–1963), Burning Cars (1963), and Gangster Funeral (1963)– but also in the use of more
traditional iconographies such as the referencing of the pietà in the AIDS advertisement.
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catttt 1. Does "his quotations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs" in the following context mean "his appropriations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs"? 'appropriations' sounds too strong, as if some copyright offense might be involved.
- catttt 1.
- Does "his quotations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs" in the following context mean "his appropriations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs"?
- 'appropriations' sounds too strong, as if some copyright offense might be involved.
- I think 'quotations' is in quotes because they aren't really quotations.
- I suspect they are more like visual references to the Warhol works.
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catttt1. Does "his quotations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs" in the following context mean "his appropriations from Warhol’s repertory of motifs"?
'appropriations' sounds too strong, as if some copyright offense might be involved. I think 'quotations' is in quotes because they aren't really quotations. I suspect they are more like visual references to
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