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What is Pop Art?

Pop(“Popular”) art is an art movement that emerged in the

United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-
1950s.
A challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery
from popular and mass culture:
 Advertising
 Comic books
 Mass-produced cultural objects

Aim:
 to use images of popular culture in art, emphasizing the banal
elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony
 Where did Pop Art Come from?
The term "Pop Art" was invented by
English art critic Lawrence Alloway in
the late 1950s.
Pop Art was aimed to feature the
increasing spread of corporate marketing
through Western culture as inspiration to
make commerce the subject of artistic
scrutiny.
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Famous American
Pop-Artists
 Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

“Anyone can be famous for 15 minutes”

During the 1960s, he started producing paintings of iconic American products, like
Campbell's Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles and dollar bills, together with images of
international stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis
Presley. His pictures were therefore instantly recognizable and generated mass appeal.
 Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997)
A leading Pop-artist with an
instantly recognizable style, his
works turned comic-strip
graphics into an international art
form. He began by painting free-
hand versions of comic-strip
frames, complete with text
bubbles ("Look Mickey", 1961).
Iconic works of the time
included: "Drowning Girl"
(1963), and "Whaam!" (1963).
 Claes Oldenburg (1929-…)

Regarded as the major Pop-art sculptor, renowned for his public art installations
often featuring monumental replicas of everyday objects, especially foodstuffs like
burgers and ice-cream cones. Noted works included: "Dual Hamburger" (1962), as
well as his “Giant Lipstick” erected at Yale University in 1969. His main contribution
to Pop was to turn commonplace objects into art.
Famous British Pop-Artists
 Peter Blake (1932 - …)
First identified as a
member of the emerging
British Pop Art movement
when he showed alongside
others at the 'Young
Contemporaries' exhibition,
in 1961. However, he
remains best known for
designing the sleeve for the
Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band"
album.
 Richard Hamilton (1922 –2011)
A co-founder of the Independent
Group at the Institute of
Contemporary Arts in London, the
artist discussion group that
engendered Pop-art in Britain, he is
best known for his 1956 collage
entitled "Just What Is It that Makes
Today's Homes So Different, So
Appealing?" - now regarded as one
of the first examples of British Pop-
art. In addition, his contacts within
the contemporary music scene led
to a friendship with Paul McCartney
which resulted in Hamilton's cover
design and poster art for the
Beatles' White Album.
 David Hockney (1937 - …)
An important contributor to UK
Pop art of the 1960s, David
Hockney is one of the most
outstanding British artists of the
twentieth century. The Los
Angeles trip inspired him to
create a series of paintings,
featuring swimming pools, using
the new medium of acrylics.
Noted works from the 1960s
include "Sunbather" (1966) and
"A Bigger Splash" (1967).
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