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Donald Topp's work questions the effect of pop culture through the deconstruction of cultural icons, story-book characters, and super heroes we are all familiar with from our childhood. He successfully challenges how these icons are shaping our understanding of gender-roles and the pressure being put onto women through these ubiquitous and mass-produced images.His pop art imagery is visually striking and humorous, often invoking a wonderful sense of nostalgia in the viewer. Only upon closer inspection does his powerful critical view on pop culture become apparent.Donald Topp draws all of his images by hand before creating his colorful and unique art works by combining various materials and approaches with his clean silk screen work.In Topp's popular "Cartoon Tattoo Hipster Girl" series the artist says that the background images are the pressures on women. Having a wife and a son and daughter gives insight to Topp's fascination with these empowered female icons and the pressures his own daughter will face going through life.Topp's ability to capture the popular culture and also give a poignant social commentary is nothing short of genius