The new artistic style, pop art, began in Great Britain in the 1950s. By the late 1950s and early 1960s, it had spread to the United States (“Pop Art…”). Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among many others, were some of the most important and influential pop artists. Their artwork became very famous and to this day, it continues to be known throughout countries. The style of pop art was very different compared to the art styles and techniques of the past. Andy Warhol is known for his artwork, “Campbell’s Soup Cans.” He created this artwork in 1962 (“Pop Art…”). He created this painting with synthetic polymer paint. Warhol’s pop art paintings were famous because they had an uniform structure. The pop art painting, “Drowning Girl,” was painted…
Pop Art was a movement that started out in Britain during the 1950’s and ended at the beginning of the 1970’s. It was a form of art that challenged the traditional views of fine art by placing a new modern spin on things. Pop Art placed modern things and people from that time period into pieces of art that were considered non-traditional. Many artists used household items and celebrities in an abstract way to draw attention to their work. Many believe that in doing so, Pop Art helped to…
Pop Art can be defined as art based on modern popular culture and the mass media. Pop Art began in Britain during the mid-1950s and in the United States during the late 1950s. Pop Art was used as a reintroduction period for mass media. During the Pop Art Movement, research shows that there was controversial comparison with Abstract Expressionist. Reaching its highest point during the 1960s, the themes of this movement became classical history, mythology, morality, and even pop artist. These…
Some people think they know the exact definition and history of pop music, when really there's not one. Many believe that pop music has all been the same, when it has changed multiple times and still is changing. The history of Pop music is important because it tells you how the world’s culture has changed. Unlike country or rock, pop music isn’t a specific category. The term for pop music has been changing all of the time. At first it was known as popular music (“Pop Music History Facts and…
familiar pop song by a well known artist. In an effort to see what else is playing on the radio, you change the station to the next only to find out that the same song is playing. You then realize how this song is extremely popular right now, with a catchy beat and a chorus which is extremely easy to memorize. Although this song has been overplayed throughout the whole week on the radio, you sing along anyway. What is pop music you may ask? Pop music, which is short for popular music, as…
Pop art is an artistic technique that portrays to a viewer a sense of being in a particular era (Osterwold, 6). This is due to the inspiration that the artists drew from popular culture. In order to evaluate this artistic movement it will be necessary to first look at the pre-pop era. This era occurred during the 1950s. During this time, two prominent artists, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, stepped outside the dominant technique of abstract expressionism. Both of them drew inspiration…
Female pop stars have been a force to reckon with within the modern music industry and have dominated music charts around the globe. Each female pop star creates her own unique sounds, lyrics and catchy music to entice a fan base to follow them. However, are female pop stars really that different? Jennifer Lena argues in "Chapter 2: Three Musics, Four Genres: Rap, Bluegrass and Bebop Jazz" that "music histories are full of hints that there is a pattern to the evolution of communities of sound"…
Influence of Pop Art in Graphic Design Graphic Design during the mid 1950s and early 1960s focused on mass production, celebrities, and the expanding advertising industry of television, radio and print media. This emerging visual art movement became known quickly as Pop Art. “Pop Art was inspired by mass consumerism and popular culture. Its roots can be traced back to the late fifties, but it wasn’t until the following decade that it achieved the status of a design style (“Raimes”).” It…
Evaluation of consumerism on the Pop Art Movement The Pop Art Movement began shortly after World War 2 reached its end in 1945. The Pop Art Movement originated in the 1950’s / 1960’s, emerging from a society which was plagued with consumerism. The 1950’s / 1960’s was when consumerism was at its strongest point and the Pop Art Movement was able to be born from this massive level of consumerism that was in America. Consumerism influenced the Pop Art Movement significantly and without consumerism…
Pop Art is a popular art movement that came from Britain in the mid 1950’s. It later came to the United States around the same time period. A lot of artists moved up into the pop art stage. For example Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton were artists from Britain. United States pop artists were Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Pop art was often used back then in newspapers and magazines and advertising. This created a challenge to artists who used traditions of fine art because Pop art…