# Saturated Pop Culture Portraits These Pop Culture Pictures Take the Average and Hyper-Visualize It By Michael Baxter | Published 2014-01-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-picture References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/art/james-rawson-visualizes-pop-culture-through-painting-collage-01-13-2014/) & [jamesrawson](http://www.jamesrawson.co.uk/James_Rawson_Fine_Art/home.html) Pop culture pictures can't go out of style, because they're so deeply rooted in what's relevant. These [pop culture pictures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/san-diego-comiccon) take various popular images and mash them together to create a [comic style image](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superflat-animation). The background to all these photos looks like a Major Lazer cover shot with the comic inspired fonts and [bright outstanding colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-mirror). On top of this sea of colors are various pop culture clichés and a variety of popular images. The use of a skull, gun and even a Cadbury egg point out the ubiquity of such symbols in a subtle way. The visuals are super stylized and even look glazed and hyper-real. The over-exposure is what makes these images what they are and the content is so all over the place that it makes for a varied, interesting experience. Photo Credits: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/art/james-rawson-visualizes-pop-culture-through-painting-collage-01-13-2014/), [jamesrawson](http://www.jamesrawson.co.uk/James_Rawson_Fine_Art/home.html) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 40% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Hyper-visualized Pop Culture:** Opportunity for artists and designers to create hyper-visualized pop culture images that combine various popular images in a comic style. - **Glazed and Over-exposed Visuals:** Potential for photographers and visual artists to experiment with glazing and over-exposure techniques to create stylized and hyper-real visuals. - **Varied and Interesting Content:** Chance for content creators to curate diverse pop culture clichés and popular images to provide a varied and engaging experience for audiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Artistic Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for artists and designers to create unique hyper-visualized pop culture artworks. - **Photography:** Potential for photographers to experiment with glazing and over-exposure techniques to create striking and hyper-real visual compositions. - **Content Creation:** Opportunity for creators to curate diverse pop culture clichés and popular images to provide unique and captivating content for various platforms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pop Culture-Themed Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-world.md) - [Pop Culture Candy Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/album-art-packaging.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Collectible Historical Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thrilljoy-pix.md) - [Multi-Sensory Pop-Up Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popup-gallery.md) - [Playful Pop Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-octopus.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Pop Art-Appreciating IPAs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/double-ipas.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md)