Eve perches on the couch wearing a lampshade and pasties. Adam is a muscleman covering his groin with a racket-sized lollipop. This collage was created by Hamilton for the catalog of the seminal 1956 exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery, 'This is Tomorrow.' The exhibition is now generally recognized as the genesis of Pop art, and as early as 1965 this particular work was described as 'the first genuine work of Pop.' Within it are a contemporary Adam and Eve, surrounded by the temptations of the post-War consumer boom. Before coming up with Pop, the term they used for the movement was 'the new brutalism' - more descriptive of the deliberate assault on general art themes and depictions that one finds in Hamilton's imagery.ġ956 Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? Most of these were imports from America, which made them especially fascinating. He was among a group of young British artists, architects and critics who got together in the 1950s to discuss aspects of visual culture that weren't considered part of a traditional artist's training - cowboy movies, science fiction, billboards, and household appliances. Hamilton reminds us that Pop art originated in England.Of course, the reality was that all these artists were looking closely at his work, and used it to come up with their own ideas. Details in 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?' in particular, read like a crystal ball containing Warhol, Lichtenstein, Wesselmann, and Oldenburg, before these artists' careers had developed. With uncanny accuracy, his work seems to predict that of nearly every other major Pop artist.As his alignment with the Rolling Stones and the Beatles (for whom he designed The White Album cover as a limited-edition print) demonstrates, he succeeded in bridging this gap between high art and consumer culture, paving the way for Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and the Velvet Underground. It meant total immersion in popular culture: movies, television, magazines and music. For Hamilton, Pop art was not just a movement, but a way of life.There is no more influential idea in art to this day. Hamilton gave other artists permission to consider all visual sources, especially those generated by the commercial sector. Up until then (especially in Abstract Expressionist circles) the prevailing view was that art should be separate from commerce. Hamilton introduced the idea of the artist as an active consumer and contributor to mass culture.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. I've got a lot of miles on my body, I think I just need to let it go.' ' 'I looked myself in the mirror and said, 'Hey, you know what, it might be my time. However, what he called a freak foot injury in October made Hamilton realize it was time to hang them up. 'Last year I took a year off to get an opportunity to hang out with my kids, let my body recover from the long NBA season,' Hamilton explained of sitting out the 2013-14 season. 7 pick by Washington in that year and spent three seasons there before being dealt to Detroit, where he played nine years. Hamilton was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1999 Final Four, leading UConn to its first national championship. He was a three-time All-Star and spent 14 years in the league, averaging 17.1 points, and helped the Pistons upset the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2004 NBA championship.

and I find a little street corner down the street and throw my sneakers on the power lines because today I officially retire from the NBA,' Hamilton said on 'His & Hers.' 'Today is a very special day for me because today is the day that I take my shoes. He hadn't played in the NBA since 2012-13, when he ended an injury-plagued, two-year stint with Chicago. The former UConn and Detroit Pistons guard announced his decision Thursday during an appearance on ESPN's 'His & Hers' show. Richard Hamilton has retired from basketball.

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