Pop art is a visual art movement that emerged in the 1950’s. Pop art came out in Britain and The United States culture. The origin of the name “Pop art” is unknown but it’s often credited to a British art critic named “Lawrence Alloway”. In Lawrence Alloway’s essay titled “The Arts and Mass Media”, even though he would not exactly use the words “Pop” and “Art”, he was one of the high level critics to approve Pop Art as a legitimate art form. Characterized by bold, simple and everyday imagery and vibrant block colors, helped to narrow the divide between the commercial arts and the fine arts. Common sources of Pop iconography were advertisements, consumer product packaging, photos of film-stars, pop stars, and other celebrities and comic strips.
