Extra Credit
This is Paul Bond's Lao Tzu's Dream. (Do you know what Lao Tzu's name means? Old Teacher. ) Yeah, I'm a total STAN. Look at how he uses hyper-realism (the stones' texture) but utterly surreal elements...you know, the tree & such...knock the viewer a little off balance. Plus, it's a little mockery of the whole hipster cairn-building fad. He's good.
Do you want to see a few more? Check out Magical Realism Art by Paul Bond and enjoy!
This painting is "Marilyn Diptych" by Andy Warhol.
Marilyn Monroe is an icon. So when I saw this painting, I immediately was attracted to it. The contrasting colors is what makes it interesting to me. He used Monroe to attract people that would immediately recognize her. The artist uses intertextuality of pop culture interwoven into an image that relays a deeper and darker message. The color with the monochrome shows that this pop culture that is presented to us has a lot to do with mass consumption.
Here's a link to learn more:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/warhol-marilyn-diptych-t03093