POP ART
What is POP ART?
Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950's and flourished in the 1960's across the USA and Britain, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture. Different cultures and countries contributed to the movement during the 1960's and 70's.
Richard Hamilton listed characteristics of Pop Art... "Pop Art is: Glamorous, Witty, Popular, Low cost and Young." Were among some of the things he said.
The History Of Pop Art
Pop Art started in the mid 1950's with New York artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichenstein, James Rosenquist and Claes Oldenburg and ended in the early 1970's, however there are people still interested to this day. All of these drew on popular imagery and were part of an international phenomenon. Pop Art's reintroduction of identifiable imagery was a major shift for the direction of modernism. With themes far from morality, mythology, and classic history, Pop Art celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life. Seeking to bring popular culture to fine art. Pop Art has become one of the most recognizable styles of modern art.
Examples of Pop Art
Roy Lichenstein Andy Warhol
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