Similarities Between Art Nouveau And Popular Art

The colours used by artists in these two eras differed greatly. Art nouveau artists tended to use earthy and natural colours such as mustard yellow, shades of green, orange and brown. Pop artists used much bolder colours, in particular bright yellows, blues and reds. Ben day dots were also popular in pop art. Ben day dots (named after the printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr) are a method of using dots to add colour or shade to a picture and was developed in 1879. These became a trademark of the famous American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) drew great inspiration for his paintings from comic books and began to mimic this style in his paintings. One of his most famous pieces ‘Whaam!’ (1963) uses this style. Lichtenstein also used …show more content…
Similarities can be seen in many of the things that inspired both the art nouveau movement and the pop art movement. Both of these movements drew some of their inspiration from the Japanese art form Ukiyo-e. Art nouveau borrowed many of its floral pattern and curved line ideas from Ukiyo-e, while the use of abstract elements and bold colour was borrowed by pop artists. Both art nouveau and pop art were also inspired by objects from the surroundings. Art nouveau was heavily inspired by nature with artists using floral designs, birds and insects in their work. During times of industrial strain artists were inspired by natural elements such as the sea and grass and so used flowing curvilinear lines. Art nouveau also had a distinctive curly typography. Pop art also used objects from the surroundings. However, pop artists were more inclined to use everyday objects, people and items from popular culture. Soup cans, cola