WGU D198 Task 2 |Latest Update with
Complete Solution
• Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977). Oil/acrylic painting by Audrey Flack (b. 1931). United
States
A.
1. In..Flack's..early..life,..she..was..accepted..into..art..school..and..knew..she..wanted..to..create...At..th
e..time,..abstract..expressionism..was..at..an..all-
time..high..with..famous..painters..like..Jackson..Pollock..stealing..the..scene...Flack..wanted..not..to..b
e..a..part..of..the..male..painters..and,..in..her..words,“..I..wasn’t..attracted..to..testosterone-
fueled..aggression..and..out-of-
control..drinking.”..Continuing..to..study..abstract..art,..she..knew..that..it..was..not..in..her..heart..to..do.
.it..anymore..and,..starting..in..the..1960s,..she..started..what..we..now..know..as..photorealists...Photor
ealism..is..paintings..that..are..from..photographs..and..most..of..the..time..it..was..photographs..that..sh
e..took..herself...In..the..late..1970s,..she..created..a..series..called..Vanitas...Vanitas..are..works..of..art..t
hat..mean..emptiness..and..focus..on..dead..images..and..time,..like..clocks..and..hourglasses...This..seri
es..includes..a..painting..labeled..Marilyn..for..the..late..Marylin..Monroe..who..passed..away..in..1962...
Marylin..was..Hollywood’s..favorite..blonde..bombshell..and..many..people..around..the..globe..were..
devastated..by..her..passing..(Chernick,..at..92..years..old,..photorealist..painter..Audrey..Flack..is..hav
ing..a..moment..in..2024).
2. During..the..1960s,..when..Flack..was..innovating..photorealism..before..it..grasped..its..name,..she.
. was..using..technologies..we..have..had..for..many..years...The..most..basic..of..them..all..are..oil..painti
ngs..and..canvas...There..had..been..many..painters..decades..before..Flack..was..born..paintings..but..s
he..decided..to..use..her..canvas..and..oil..paintings..in..a..new..way..that..was..never..seen..before,..like..
using..them..to..depict..a..celebrity..in..their..passing...The..next..technology..is..photographs...Photos..
date..back..to..the..early..1800s,..but..they..were..never..used..as..a..means..to..make..a..painting...Everyo
ne..at..that..time..knew..and..loved..Marylin..Monroe,..it..was..perfect..to..idolize..her..in..a..Vanita...Flac
k..had..one..of..the..first..realistic..paintings..of..Monroe,..and..it..depicted..how..beautiful..she..was..at..t
he..time..of..her..disappearance...Symbolism..is..also..present..in..painting..as..a..technological..innovat
ion...The..fruit..in..the..series..is..included..because..of..the..short..shelf..life,..portraying..a..natural..mod
e..of..mortality...The..clock..and..hourglass..in..the..painting..symbolize..death..or..a..life..stopped..short
...She..also..added..makeup..and..perfume..to..make..it..feminine..and..something..that..Monroe..herself.
.would..have..used...The..candle..lit..in..the..painting..stands..for..a..song..Elton..John..wrote..about..her..
called..“Candle..in..the..Wind”...All..of..these..symbols..together..stand..as..a..memoir..of..Monroe..and..
her..beauty..as..well..as..her..early..disappearance..(Baskind..Last..updated..June..23,..Audrey..Flack..2
021).
Complete Solution
• Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977). Oil/acrylic painting by Audrey Flack (b. 1931). United
States
A.
1. In..Flack's..early..life,..she..was..accepted..into..art..school..and..knew..she..wanted..to..create...At..th
e..time,..abstract..expressionism..was..at..an..all-
time..high..with..famous..painters..like..Jackson..Pollock..stealing..the..scene...Flack..wanted..not..to..b
e..a..part..of..the..male..painters..and,..in..her..words,“..I..wasn’t..attracted..to..testosterone-
fueled..aggression..and..out-of-
control..drinking.”..Continuing..to..study..abstract..art,..she..knew..that..it..was..not..in..her..heart..to..do.
.it..anymore..and,..starting..in..the..1960s,..she..started..what..we..now..know..as..photorealists...Photor
ealism..is..paintings..that..are..from..photographs..and..most..of..the..time..it..was..photographs..that..sh
e..took..herself...In..the..late..1970s,..she..created..a..series..called..Vanitas...Vanitas..are..works..of..art..t
hat..mean..emptiness..and..focus..on..dead..images..and..time,..like..clocks..and..hourglasses...This..seri
es..includes..a..painting..labeled..Marilyn..for..the..late..Marylin..Monroe..who..passed..away..in..1962...
Marylin..was..Hollywood’s..favorite..blonde..bombshell..and..many..people..around..the..globe..were..
devastated..by..her..passing..(Chernick,..at..92..years..old,..photorealist..painter..Audrey..Flack..is..hav
ing..a..moment..in..2024).
2. During..the..1960s,..when..Flack..was..innovating..photorealism..before..it..grasped..its..name,..she.
. was..using..technologies..we..have..had..for..many..years...The..most..basic..of..them..all..are..oil..painti
ngs..and..canvas...There..had..been..many..painters..decades..before..Flack..was..born..paintings..but..s
he..decided..to..use..her..canvas..and..oil..paintings..in..a..new..way..that..was..never..seen..before,..like..
using..them..to..depict..a..celebrity..in..their..passing...The..next..technology..is..photographs...Photos..
date..back..to..the..early..1800s,..but..they..were..never..used..as..a..means..to..make..a..painting...Everyo
ne..at..that..time..knew..and..loved..Marylin..Monroe,..it..was..perfect..to..idolize..her..in..a..Vanita...Flac
k..had..one..of..the..first..realistic..paintings..of..Monroe,..and..it..depicted..how..beautiful..she..was..at..t
he..time..of..her..disappearance...Symbolism..is..also..present..in..painting..as..a..technological..innovat
ion...The..fruit..in..the..series..is..included..because..of..the..short..shelf..life,..portraying..a..natural..mod
e..of..mortality...The..clock..and..hourglass..in..the..painting..symbolize..death..or..a..life..stopped..short
...She..also..added..makeup..and..perfume..to..make..it..feminine..and..something..that..Monroe..herself.
.would..have..used...The..candle..lit..in..the..painting..stands..for..a..song..Elton..John..wrote..about..her..
called..“Candle..in..the..Wind”...All..of..these..symbols..together..stand..as..a..memoir..of..Monroe..and..
her..beauty..as..well..as..her..early..disappearance..(Baskind..Last..updated..June..23,..Audrey..Flack..2
021).
