Wylie P1 T4

Contemporary Synthesis

     Pop culture represents the collections of society’s everyday ideas and images.  This culture serves its purpose by being a constant thought in our heads. The daily motion of referencing pop culture naturally enforces a lifestyle with no outliers or variations.  In the contemporary era many forms art clearly define the inner meaning of pop culture.  Pop artists like the backstreet boys and NSYNC kept the routine going by producing music with no way of reproducing the same sound with any instruments of the time.  This style of making a work that in reality isn’t very complex but still holds value due to its basic structure is the very way pop culture progresses.  The only way pop culture stays motivated is by creating the same style of work while still keeping the focus on simplicity.  In contrast to pop culture’s body of work, there still were forms of art that displayed paradox to the current phenomenon.  Many compositions shared the same characteristics in which they all had little lyrics, sounds created from real instruments, and had a complex rhythmic pattern, all of which differ from pop cultures version of music. One may be curious why as a society we naturally gravitate toward the simple and popular yet we don’t give the attention and credit to those manipulating their ability to distance themselves from the ordinary.  The “pop” in pop culture actually provides a huge mental security blanket towards each member. The idea of a large body of people allows humanity to feel a sense of community by hearing agreement with a large mass of people. This is the formula for pop culture artists to continue feeding the public. 

Danny Shapiro--Helena Cassilly--Claire West--Ivy Arbolado--Edward Tyler