The Velvet Underground
by Elizabeth McTaggart
Title
The Velvet Underground
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art And Digital Collage
Description
The Velvet Underground:...
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed , John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker. Both Reed and Cale went on to find success as solo artists.
Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of the 1960s. In a 1982 interview Brian Eno made the often repeated statement that while the first Velvet Underground album may have sold only 30,000 copies in its early years, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band
Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and it was the house band at his studio, the Factory, and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The provocative lyrics of some of the band's songs gave a nihilistic outlook to some of their music.
Their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (which featured German singer Nico, with whom the band collaborated), was named the 13th Greatest Album of All Time, and the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by Rolling Stone in 2003. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band No. 19 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, by Patti Smith.
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March 13th, 2013
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Comments (44)
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you so much Deborah, for the feature in Math Art Group! I appreciate the support!!!
Elizabeth McTaggart
LOL!! You're too much! Cale - Snap? Indeed! Though I think some of Cale's awesome bitchin', screeching into screaming violin would do! :) Thank you for the v/f!
Olaf Del Gaizo
John Cale would snap his fingers in applause at this bitchin' rendition, Elizabeth. This portrait is totally explosive, plastic and.... (wait for it...)....inevitable. vf
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
I'm on board with these Velvet Underground works. Nice! v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you so much for the compliment and vote, Glenn! I love the Velvets and the whole Warhol Factory era... watch for more - I have several of both (combined and seperate) in various stages of completion...
Mike Lee
like the wavy/ripply effect. v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you Mike! It represents their non-comformity ~ Thank youfor the compliment and vote!