the young student protester of the film, wanders in the urban labyrinth surrounded by huge billboards, chaotic and confused by a series of pictures, display cases containing various canned foods.
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from photographic images, mostly advertising, Rosenquist magnifies the details by linking them, thus creating a strong sense of confusion in the viewer.
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James Rosenquist, Withe bread (1964)
James Rosenquist, Taxy (1964)
James Rosenquist, Lana (1964)
James Rosenquist, F-111 - detail (1964 - 65)
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James Rosenquist, World's Fair Mural (1964)
This image closely resembles the pictures Richard Estes, the founder of the American hyper-realist movement. His paintings are almost exclusively shops. Unable to get the viewer to see something or someone inside, the windows reflect in a disorderly interplay of light and shadow, the surrounding environment.
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Richard Estes, Nedick's (1970) 
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Claes Oldenburg, Giant Hamburger (1962)
Claes Oldenburg, Two cheeseburgers, with everything (1962) 
Claes Oldenburg, Floor Cake (1962) 
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