Michael Jackson - Shattered Pop
by Jeff Burgess
Title
Michael Jackson - Shattered Pop
Artist
Jeff Burgess
Medium
Photograph - Giclee Print Of Photograph
Description
Michael Joseph Jackson lived from 1958 until 2009. He is considered one of the greatest musicians of his time and was a songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. The �King of Pop� was an apt moniker for him. He was famous in the USA and internationally. He basically was �popular culture�. Initially he was part of the �Jackson 5� and later emerged as a solo singer in 1971. The 1980s were significant for Michael as his videos for �Beat It�, �Billie Jean�, and �Thriller� elevated this type of production into an �art form�. In the 1990�s his videos included �Black or White� and �Scream�. His dance moves included the �robot� and �moonwalk�. It is said that his work influenced many future artists.
When Michael died it was a tragedy. This work is presented to memorialize the shattering of pop music as a result of his death. I started with an image of a face which was deconstructed to resemble Michael. The rest of the piece includes references to his music and superimposed shattered glass. It is a �fused� photographic (fusion photography) that includes multiple layers and numerous layers.
One other comment needs to be stated about Michael. As Wikipedia points out �he became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine on May 21, 2014. Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism, and, in 2000, the Guinness World Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities, more than any other entertainer�. And �Thriller� became the best-selling album of all time in te United States and the best selling album of all time worlwide. Regardless of what is said of his personal life, these feats cannot be taken from him, King of Pop, Thriller, Jackson five, Beat It, Billie Jean, 'Love Never Felt So Good' music videos, song writing, dance, 'robot', 'moonwalk', dance moves, dancing, pop stars, 'man in the mirror', pepsi, 'we are the world', fusion photography, Imagesfx, jeff burgess photography, digital photography, jeff burgess dds msd
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July 22nd, 2015
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured on the homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 7/26/20 l/f/pin
Diamante Lavendar
Congratulations! Your wonderful art is being featured in Emotive Art Group! Please take a moment to visit the group and archive your work under the feature discussion link provided! ~Diamante
Eduardo Tavares
Stunning image. I love the technique and the bold colors. Awesome work, Jeff! L/F/Shared