POP ARTCHRISTIAN FARAON

The World During Pop Art Movement• After World War II• The world was Fueled by Consumerism

Esp. America• Provided Imagery that regular people

knew• Ex. Celebrities, everyday objects

What is New With Pop Art• Pop art brings an Impersonal and Aesthetic

centered art form• Not focused no sending a message as much as

creating a aesthetically pleasing piece• Brought use of media such as printmaking and

photography to light

Rejected / what did they not like?:• Pop Art did not like abstract expressionism• Abstract expressionism was about feeling and

colour than having a stylistic image

Inspiration:• Pop Art as the name suggests was inspired by

“popular” themes• Comic books, and billboard ads• Celebrities• Ready-made art or objects that are found in everyday

life• Also objects like Coke or soup which everybody would

know

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: • Pop art uses bold colours• Use everyday objects and celebrities• Art style resembles things like newspaper photos, billboard ads

comics• makes good use of line

ELVIS I AND II BY ANDY WARHOL (1963) SILKSCREEN INK AND SPRAYPAINT ON LINEN

• Pioneered the use of silkscreen in fine art and has assistants (the Factory) to assist with output

• Chose subject matter from everyday life and popular culture: often movie and music icons as well as famous political figures

• Meant to imitate / mimic the commercial nature of society from the 1950’s onwards – mass production, packaging, advertising, etc.

 

WHAMM! ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1963) OIL ON CANVAS

• Subject matter: comics derived paintings, in direct contrast to abstract art of the 1950’s

• Images were stereotypical and therefore familiar to the viewer (not usually in such a large scale)

• Painted in oils but used commercial printing method: Benday dots

Shoestring Potatoes Falling out of a Bag by Claes Oldenburg (1966) Mixed Media• Create large-scale 3-dimensional recreations of

ordinary objects, out of unusual materials

• Played with gravity and soft materials to “give the object back its power” and to shock

• Created various witty public monuments (eg. spoon bridge)

 

WHICH ISN’T A POP ART PIECE

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