Pop Art emerged in the 1950s as a visual art movement that incorporated popular and mass media iconography into fine art. It reflected the optimism and consumerism of postwar society. Major Pop Artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg used imagery and techniques from commercial art, advertising, and mass media to comment on the relationship between artistic expression and commodity culture. Their works employed recognizable symbols and objects in a style that was clear, colorful, and easily reproducible.
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2. What is Pop Art? Pop Art is art that is based on popular culture and the mass media Reflects current values of society/culture Uses images borrowed from advertising, photography, comic strips and other mass media sources Pop Art is influenced from two dimensional images Mechanical Production Screen Printing Machine Produced Emphasis on Mass Production
3. Where Did Pop Art Come From? Visual art movement that began mid 1950s in Britain, late 1950s in the U.S. The Independent Group founded in London in 1952 was precursor to the Pop Art Movement Lawrence Alloway- The Arts and the Mass Media Popular Mass Culture= led to term Pop Art
4. History Of Pop Art 1950s! Period of optimism Consumer boom Products mass marketed, advertised Independent Group Aimed at symbols/ images from media Coincided with youth and pop music phenomenon
5. Influences Pop art widely interpreted as reversal or reaction to Abstract Expressionism emotional expression with particular emphasis on the spontaneous act Drew upon DADAist elements Movement that mocked artistic and social conventions. Emphasized the illogical and absurd. Favored montage, collage and the readymade
6. Characteristics Brings back the subject Questions art as a commodity and as a unique art form Everyday subject matter Marked by Clear lines Bold colors Sharp paintwork Clear representations of symbols, objects, and people common in pop culture
7. Techniques Central focus= commercial art Styles of popular culture and the mass media News paper, comics, advertising, consumer goods Mass production Low cost Expendable "Like a joke without humor, told over and over again until it begins to sound like a threat... Advertising art which advertises itself as art that hates advertising. Harold Rosenberg
8. Andy Warhol Born August 8 th 1928 One of the most influential artists on the 20 th century Famous for Avant-guard pop art paintings and screen printings
12. Roy Lichtenstein Born October 27, 1923 Began first pop paintings using cartoon images and techniques derived from the appearance of commercial printing Included use of advertising suggesting consumerism that reflected home life
16. Clay Oldenburg Born January 28, 1929 Known for his public art installations Featured very large replicas (sculptures) of everyday objects Sculptures often involved interactive capabilities Tube of lipstick
20. Jasper Johns Born May 15, 1930 Early works composed using simple schemes of flags, maps, letters, targets and numbers Made use of classical iconography Seeking to create meaning through the use of symbols
24. Summary Characterized by bold, simple, everyday imagery, and vibrant block colors. Influenced by abstract expressionism and DADAism Reflects pop culture and consumerism Easy to understand, recognize and interpret Major artists: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein