Neo-Pop?

Understanding the inner workings of culture has been raised to a higher level; no longer can we merely accept the face value of societies mores.  Artist and professor turned medical student, Satre Stuelke has delved into a new project involving the sans of cultural icons, such as the Big Mac, the Barbie, and the iPhone.  Through these images, Stuelke aims to allow the public a diagnosis of these objects, finding ominous or surprising details within them.  In the end, Stuelke states, he aims to create images that are simply arresting.

Stuelke draws his inspiration from the work of photographer Robert Heineken, who was known for his whimsical images of food.  However, this dissection of cultural icons only leads me to think of the work created by Andy Warhol.  Granted, Warhol's statement revolved around the idea that culture causes people to be machines, resulting in the development of a generic idea by the mass public, Stuelke aims to delve further into the immortalization of popular culture by allowing the public to glance at the inner workings. Warhol dehumanizes his subject matter, denying the viewer any understanding of the inner workings of these icons, granting these symbols an impenetrable facade,  Cultural icons have mass, and Stuelke allows the public to see that deeper visualization of the items that hold unique cultural importance in modern society.  Has Satre Stuelke started the neo-pop era? To view more of Stuelke's scans, follow this link.