Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
The artist that made onomatopoeia cool was:
Roy Lichtenstein
October 27, 1923- September 29, 1997 (age 73 years)
He also made cartooning an art form. Here is some of his work:
onomatopoeia! POW POOF BING BANG BOOM BAM CRACK VROOM ZOOM ZING CLICK CLACK SPLASH ROAR MEOW ZAP HOOT EEK POP BOING BEEP SPLAT CRUNCH SMASH CLUNK CREAK CHOMP SLURP BASH FIZZ BARK WHIZZ WOOF THUD GROWL SLAP PLOP THUD QUACK RIP KNOCK KA-POW WHAM OINK HOWL GROWL