# Lamp Mashup Pop Portraits The Elite Fixtures Pop Culture Artwork Stick Lamps on Top of Art By M | Published 2013-06-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-artwork References: [blog.elitefixtures](http://blog.elitefixtures.com/post/52725292130/10-amazing-photos-of-lamps-turned-pop-culture) & [elitefixtures](http://www.elitefixtures.com/) Lamp design brand Elite Fixtures created these entertaining lamp pop culture artwork mashup images as a way to promote its lamp shades. Elite Fixtures had illustrators Photoshop lamp shades over top of a selection of notoriously recognizable pop culture images. Elite Fixtures took an eclectic mix of famous pop culture images from classical paintings to celebrity portraits and edited the images to include an Elite Fixtures lamp shade. Some of images featured are Expressionist Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, Albert Einstein, Mona Lisa, Michael Jackson's album cover for Bad and Grant Wood's farmer portrait American Gothic. In each image, one classic feature has been comically replaced with a lampshade. For instance, Mona Lisa's famous face is almost entirely covered up with a pastel pink lamp shade. A quirky marketing gimmick, these [lamp shade pop culture mash ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-dog) are sure to get attention over the Interweb. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Pop Culture Mashup:** The trend of combining pop culture images with unexpected objects or themes offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in marketing and advertising. - **Interactive Lamp Design:** The trend of incorporating lamp shades into artistic and interactive designs creates a potential for disruptive innovation in interior decor and lighting industries. - **Visual Photoshop Techniques:** The trend of using Photoshop to manipulate and merge images opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in digital art and graphic design fields. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Marketing and Advertising:** The lamp shade pop culture mashups present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating unique and attention-grabbing marketing campaigns. - **Interior Decor:** The concept of incorporating lamp shades into artistic designs allows for disruptive innovation in creating innovative and eye-catching lighting fixtures for interior decor. - **Art and Design:** The utilization of visual Photoshop techniques offers disruptive innovation opportunities in creating unique and mesmerizing digital art pieces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artistic Magnetic Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scacco-matto-lamp.md) - [Vintage Culture-Inspired Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/montera.md) - [Face Mask-Made Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anonymlux-lamp.md) - [Playful Table Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toto-lamp.md) - [Artistic Statement Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toto.md) - [Vibrant Rechargeable Portable Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-lamp.md) - [Collectible Historical Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thrilljoy-pix.md) - [Creation-Centric Light Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head-hi-show.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Lighting Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banana-lamp.md)