Pop Art versus Abtract Expressionism
The Pop Art movement can be considered as a rejection or critique on it’s predecessor Abstract Expressionism. It differs both conceptually, and in its subject matter; and just like most art movements, it borrows and expands on all previous movements, creating its own path and style. While the the one evoked emotion simply with color and very little subject matter, the other veered away from the personal feeling but rather commented on the societal consumerism beliefs, excesssivity and eliminating all uniqueness of the individual. Pop Art and Abstract expressionism are opposites in many ways, this essay will differentiate their characteristics and explore further as to how they grew to contrast eachother. …show more content…
It could be considered as cold, She herself has become a mass produced item of the industrial revolution. The makes us consider our obsession with public figures such as celebrities. It also erases the division between what was considered high art and low art, criticising and rebeling against what the abstract expressionists had tried to promote. Whereas abstract expressionist art was not intended to sell, Pop Art was often appropriate to be bought for a household. While you could not relate to the Pop Art artworks on a personal level, in a more general perspective, the commoner or society as a whole could relate to …show more content…
It is highly ironic as it is directly mocking and commenting on what Abstract Expressionist perceived to be art. He depersonalises the brush stroke, and portrays it to be very similar to an advert or something banal, something you would come across every day. It detaches the sumbolic meaning of process of the artwork, and is instead replaced with something that is easily printable over and over again, he is taken away the significance of what the Abstract Expressionists painted. It also comment on the concept of the artist not actually creating the art themselves, but rather calling it theirs because it was their idea- once again very similar to the Dada-ist
The Pop Art movement can be considered as a rejection or critique on it’s predecessor Abstract Expressionism. It differs both conceptually, and in its subject matter; and just like most art movements, it borrows and expands on all previous movements, creating its own path and style. While the the one evoked emotion simply with color and very little subject matter, the other veered away from the personal feeling but rather commented on the societal consumerism beliefs, excesssivity and eliminating all uniqueness of the individual. Pop Art and Abstract expressionism are opposites in many ways, this essay will differentiate their characteristics and explore further as to how they grew to contrast eachother. …show more content…
It could be considered as cold, She herself has become a mass produced item of the industrial revolution. The makes us consider our obsession with public figures such as celebrities. It also erases the division between what was considered high art and low art, criticising and rebeling against what the abstract expressionists had tried to promote. Whereas abstract expressionist art was not intended to sell, Pop Art was often appropriate to be bought for a household. While you could not relate to the Pop Art artworks on a personal level, in a more general perspective, the commoner or society as a whole could relate to …show more content…
It is highly ironic as it is directly mocking and commenting on what Abstract Expressionist perceived to be art. He depersonalises the brush stroke, and portrays it to be very similar to an advert or something banal, something you would come across every day. It detaches the sumbolic meaning of process of the artwork, and is instead replaced with something that is easily printable over and over again, he is taken away the significance of what the Abstract Expressionists painted. It also comment on the concept of the artist not actually creating the art themselves, but rather calling it theirs because it was their idea- once again very similar to the Dada-ist