Roy Lichtenstein is the face of the pop art movement, alongside Andy Warhol.  He makes realistic things into something it's not, and that's what draws you in.  His most famous work was in the time of 1950's to the mid 1960's.  More about his work and life is here, http://www.biography.com/people/roy-lichtenstein-9381678 

      The painting shown, is called "sunrise" because that's exactly what it is.  With Lichtenstein he just calls it what he see's it, which makes him different from the others.  He doesn't allow others to knock him down, because he knows what he is doing is his own.  Bringing in pop art to a culture that has always been strictly classical, was not an easy task.  But Lichtenstein was able to do it on his own, and that's what makes him unique. 

      Carl Warner, a new and upcoming artist.  But he doesn’t use paint to express himself, he uses food. He creates “foodscapes”, with the one and only medium of food.  Here is the website of the man of the hour, going into details of how, and why he does this crazy task. http://www.carlwarner.com/

     Warner isn't part of an artist movement, and isn't exactly going to be...  His work is his own, and even though there are those who choose the copy him, he is his own work.  He started about 15 years ago when he was taking pictures for food companies, and his work has blossomed into something way bigger.

       The reason that I enjoy his work so much, is because of its diverseness.  You will never see anything like this flipping through the pages of an art magazine.  When I look at his work, it looks too cool to be true; but you find yourself staring at it for longer than you should, trying to bring it all in that the sense of it's realism. 

          Art.  Something we all know about, that we see, touch, breathe, in our everyday lives. Without art, nothing would be the same in our diverse community we live in today.  Everyone would be the alike, no diversity, no opinions to your own matter; the public would be as square and boring as a card board box.  Imagine you walking down the street everyone wearing the same clothes, no taste, no style, but just the plain same.  Look around, is that the case?  No.  Because with art, that will never happen. 

          Ever since I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was draw; it transferred me into a magical place that no one else understood.  You had your own rules, no one to tell you what to do.  Unlike in the rigid class society we call school, where if you don’t do it their way, you’re wrong.  That is the problem with our social order today; you’re automatically an outcast if you don’t think the way you are taught.  That’s what Sir Ken Robinson is trying to preach out to us today.  “Education is meant to take us into this future that we can’t grasp,” - the message that Robinson talks about in his video.   

          School is draining the creativity out of our generation; we’re being molded to be these perfect little angels that we aren’t mean to be.  Yes I know, parents only want the best for their kids, but shouldn’t that come with a balance of being yourself?  All these kids have these amazing talents, but no one to show, because it “art isn’t a realistic occupation.”  But should that matter considering it is the only happiness some have inside?  Art is the freedom of expression to me; it’s what I do when I’m sad, happy, lonely or hurt.  It’s my way of sitting down and talking it out.  But with society today, it isn’t a “realistic future” anymore, which shouldn’t be the case.  You should be able to choose your path - and lead the life that you were put here today to overcome.

          If you ask anyone the definition of art, they will all say something different.  Because art is in the eye of the beholder.  To you it might be the street work you see on the brick wall you pass every morning, but to another it could be the way the light shines on Michelangelo’s David at ten till noon.  The concept of art has changed so much over time, that anything could be it.  Without it, they’re would be no creativity for new ideas, just kids being shut down for being different.  Art is the reason to be the way you are, and without it, where would we be?