Pop Culture
From the Super Bowl to a Schiaparelli fashion show, pop culture yielded all the visual richness of artworks from past eras.
Some of the greatest pop culture moments of 2023 also happen to fit right into one of our cultural moment’s favored memes: “That looks like a Renaissance painting!”
We can compare today’s visual images to artworks from that past period for any number of reasons: visual density; sense of mystery; a complex grouping of figures. Composition, drama, or striking facial expressions all come into play.
It’s a fun exercise, as people settle into relax for the holidays, we indulged. Here are 5 images of big media moments from 2023 that brought art history to mind.
1) A Pregnant Rihanna at the Super Bowl
Is she? Isn’t she? That was momentarily the question when pop star Rihanna headlined at the Super Bowl in Arizona in February—but her daring outfit made the baby bump fairly evident before the end of the event’s record 121 million viewers.
Rihanna performs during the…
