Christina Aguilera's arty appearance

Friday, 14 November 2008

Christina Aguilera's new look is inspired by pop art.

The 'Candyman' singer - who is famed for changing her image - says she got the idea for her "futuristic" new look, which she debuted last week at the MTV Europe Video Music Awards, after studying her favourite artists.

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She said: "I wanted to give fans a little sneak preview of what's to come. The vein of the new material is a futuristic take on what is inspiring me at the moment and it's got a very pop-art feel, visually.

"There's a throwback to Andy Warhol and all the colours and vividness and bright boldness that was in that artwork. I'm a big collector of pop art and graffiti art at this point, too - D*Face and Banksy, also Roy Lichtenstein, and it's been very fun venturing off into that zone."

Despite looking to the past for inspiration, the 27-year-old star insisted it doesn't mean her new music will seem dated.

She added to MTV: "I was very inspired by the look and feel of that pop-art genre, your Jane Birkins, your Blondies, females who have come before who have done this so many times and so well - almost as an homage to them.

"Also, speaking of Warhol, Nico from the Velvet Underground ... so it all kind of ties in to a pop-art feel and twist, with a mod look. But a futuristic taste of what's to come."

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