Richard Hamilton: ‘Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes

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POP ART

Richard Hamilton: ‘Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956) is one of the earliest works to be considered "pop art".

Reminiscent of the hugely popular paintings by world famous artist Andy Warhol, this superb mini poster sees everyone's favourite white cat, Hello Kitty, in four superb pop art portratis. With an eye-catching pink border, Hello Kitty is shown in a varitey of different, complimentary colour combinations, creating a superb image for any fan of the adorable

character.

Ice cream Dessert by the painter Andy Warhol; who is best known for his extremely simple, larger-than-life, high-contrast colour paintings and silk-screen prints of packaged

consumer products, and everyday objects.

Brilliantly vibrant Sun, rising or setting its Andy Warhol at his artistic best, these silk screen prints of Warhol 's stood out in the sixties like beacons with their looseness and

unfettered artistic rigidity, which to Warhol the Abstract Expressionists had brought into art; he wanted Art for Art sake

A visually stimulating and colourful poster designed to develop your baby or toddlers understanding of colours. The poster is packed full of recognisable animals, food and

everyday objects and will make learning fun and rewarding. The colours are bright, the content relevant, and would look nice in a nursery or child's bedroom.

A bright and energetic poster showing 98 different smiley faces. Some of the images shown are of a Football smiley, a Chef smiley, a water droplet smiley and an Angel smiley.

There are several designs and each one is unique.

Janie Coath's work is mostly used for children’s books, book covers, and greetings cards. Her clients have included Vogue, Brilliant Books, Random House, Paperlink and

Greenpeace. Her work shows a bold and colourful style, which she achieves by using acrylic and oil pastels. She claims her biggest influence to be Henri Matisse’s vivid palette

and the kaleidoscope of sights and sounds.

Andy Warhol’s Nine Pop Art images of South American Revolutionary Che Guevara in a popular multi-coloured pattern.

Another Andy work of the Beatles

Pop Art 2010 Square Calendar: The works of Keith Haring are bright, colourful and happy, with their expressive lines and fresh radiance portraying a vivid

message of unity.

This bright wall calendar shows a variety of Haring's art, with each month displaying an exciting image that is customary of his style and thus sure to

brighten up any wall.

Haring was not only an artist but also a social activist; with his works first becoming popular on the subways in New York

Whaam ! is the explosive half, of the bold, dynamic, cartoon-strip effect, print of a shot down jet; in the definitive style of acclaimed American painter and 60's Pop

Artist Roy Lichtenstein

Girl with a Ribbon : Roy Lichtenstein was born on 27th October 1923, and later died on 29th September 1997; he was a very popular and prominent American pop artist. Most of his work was influenced from popular advertising and comic books, which he

himself described as being "as artificial as possible".

Roy Lichtenstein used the splash page of a romance story in DC Comics' Secret Hearts #83 (November 1962), lettered by Ira Schnapp, as the basis for the image.

On display at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

A fantastic Pop Art Print of a glorious sunrise by the acclaimed American artist Roy Lichtenstein.

19 Coloured dots by Paul Carruthers, who is well known for his Pop Art dot art.

Born in Brazil in 1963, Britto has produced original works for numerous celebrities, including Michael Jordan, Arnold Schwartzenegger and Whitney Houston; His distinctive neo-Pop style, skilfully balances colourful patterns and bold, black

outlines, revealing a highly sophisticated command of space, colour and overall visual experience. He often combines the artistic techniques of Pop Art with the

intricate compositional qualities of Cubism.

From American urban artist, Steez, yet another striking image reminiscent of the coolest contemporary art but still retaining a street edge. A swarm of golden butterflies descend towards the viewer against an abstract black and white

background to make this a truly arresting poster

A pop art style from Tasmin Phoenix -portrait of Siddhartha, who became Buddha after he went on a quest for spiritual meaning; he was the historical founder of

Buddhism.

The Last Supper - Schultz's Peanuts character, the loveable ever popular Snoopy, sits down to dinner. Californian artist Tom Everhart is the only fine artist authorized

to artistically render Charles M Schultz's Peanuts characters. Everhart's fascination with Schultz's style, and his own interpretation of it impressed Schultz

and the two became close friends and collaborators

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