Pop Artby Stephan Jules

Origins of Pop Art

● In 1952, artists in London regularly came together to discuss mass culture’s place in fine art, the found object, and science and technology.

● Britain was still emerging from the post-war years during this time.

● However, the people of Britain were very curious with American popular culture.

● Things that were discussed among the people of Britain were Western movies, science fiction, comic books, billboards, automobile design, and rock and roll music.

Origins of Pop Art Cont.

● During the 1950s, certain artists in New York City began the the movement known as Neo-Dada.

● Pop Art began to emerge during the 1960s from the Neo-Dadaists.

What is Pop Art ?

● Art based on popular culture and the mass media.● It went along with the spread of pop music and the new youth

culture.● It characterized a sense of optimism during the post war consumer

boom of the 1950’s and 1960’s.● Its aim was to present a challenge to traditions of fine art by

including aspects of mass culture.● Another one of its goals was to blur and question the boundaries

between “high” art and “low” art.● Famous Pop Artists are Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James

Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, and Tom Wesselmann.

Characteristics of Pop Art

● Consisted of popular but ordinary objects that were transformed into art

● Bright and vibrant colors that stand out● Focusing on the contours, shapes, and

basics of a picture

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Campbell’s Soup I by Andy Warhol

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Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein

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Time Dust by James Rosenquist

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Typewriter Eraser, Scale X by Claes Oldenburg

Still Life #35 by Tom Wesselmann

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