Is it Fan Art?
The term fan art, and the question of what constitutes fan art, is a fairly recent consideration in the art world. Typically associated with modern American art, with the rise of ‘the celebrity’ and the birth of pop art, fan art has had a somewhat ambiguous identity over the last 60 years.
Perhaps a subsection of portraiture, perhaps a reaction to the growing influence of the media, fan art belongs to both ‘high’ and ‘low’ art, and even blurs the boundary between the two.
The elements of fan art can exist just as easily on the walls of a gallery as in street art stalls. Nowadays, the typical features of fan art are even employed by contemporary artists as a way of commenting on present-day culture, probing at society’s obsession with fame, and subverting the recognisable.
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Capetown, South Africa
Adriaan Lotter
Landscapes, Portraits, Wildlife, Fan Art
Arcrylic, Oil, Canvas
