Pop art originated from Britain in the 1950s. This genre of art has become one of the most influential genres. It has originated from Britain in the 1950s but gained the majority of its popularity in America in the 1960s. It had continued to gains its popularity until it was considered a dead genre in the 1970s. Despite this fact pop art is used for advertising in the current period of time.
Pop art is most commonly referred to with the major artist of its peak such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist and more. A portion of the major artists listed had originated from New York. Even though the major artist had originated from New York, the popularity of pop art was an international effort as a large amount of …show more content…
Pop art was also a way to create a theoretical bridge between the higher level of culture and stature of art and the lower. To express pop art, many artist used ordinary items to bridge the gap between art, such as cans, bottles and comic strips.
Pop art has originated its roots from the art genre Dada. Dada and pop art were both considered art movements that were both ways to rebel against the current social situation. This was the situation as both Dada and Pop art had originated after the first or Second World War. Pop art was also a way to rebel against those who follow the wave of abstract art.
The theme of pop art is that it is meant to be the opposite of everyday reality. Pop art was created to provide enlightenment to those with ordinary lives. It was a part of art that was used to partially represent popular culture. Characteristics of pop art are that they include common objects such as tin cans, beer bottles, flags or soda pop bottles. Pop art contain a range of objects to use such as animate and inanimate objects. Paintings such as ‘Campbell’s Soup’ (1968), painted by Andy Warhol, and the ‘Campbell’ tomato juice box’ (1964), also by Andy Warhol are examples of pop art images of inanimate objects. Paintings such as ‘Viki’ (1964), painted by Roy Lichtenstein and ‘The melody hunts my reverie’, also painted by Roy Lichtenstein are images of animate
Pop art is most commonly referred to with the major artist of its peak such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist and more. A portion of the major artists listed had originated from New York. Even though the major artist had originated from New York, the popularity of pop art was an international effort as a large amount of …show more content…
Pop art was also a way to create a theoretical bridge between the higher level of culture and stature of art and the lower. To express pop art, many artist used ordinary items to bridge the gap between art, such as cans, bottles and comic strips.
Pop art has originated its roots from the art genre Dada. Dada and pop art were both considered art movements that were both ways to rebel against the current social situation. This was the situation as both Dada and Pop art had originated after the first or Second World War. Pop art was also a way to rebel against those who follow the wave of abstract art.
The theme of pop art is that it is meant to be the opposite of everyday reality. Pop art was created to provide enlightenment to those with ordinary lives. It was a part of art that was used to partially represent popular culture. Characteristics of pop art are that they include common objects such as tin cans, beer bottles, flags or soda pop bottles. Pop art contain a range of objects to use such as animate and inanimate objects. Paintings such as ‘Campbell’s Soup’ (1968), painted by Andy Warhol, and the ‘Campbell’ tomato juice box’ (1964), also by Andy Warhol are examples of pop art images of inanimate objects. Paintings such as ‘Viki’ (1964), painted by Roy Lichtenstein and ‘The melody hunts my reverie’, also painted by Roy Lichtenstein are images of animate