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Pop art power point. By Sara, Seun, and Shyly
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Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
Andy Warhol
Originated in Britain, mid 1950’s Independent Group (IG)-
Institute of Contemporary Art Questioning consumer culture’s
place in fine art Richard Hamilton & Edouardo
Paolozzi
Collages More romantic
and subjective Influenced by
the US pop culture
Richard Hamilton
Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?Richard Hamilton-1956
Consumer Culture (Popular Culture), post World War II
Dada movement Abstract Expressionism
(backlash) The real world
Mass production and popular culture
Vivid, unnatural colors Bold lines and shapes Recognizable objects and
people Flat imagery
Worked with advertising and media
“The Factory” Inexact lines,
smudgy strokes, softened and blunted colors
Oil paint Watercolor Pencil Press-type Acrylic Silkscreen Varied with art pieces
Campbell’s Soup CansAndy Warhol-1964
Marilyn MonroeAndy Warhol-1967
Ambiguity of symbols in consumer society
Common emblems raised to iconic statue
No real analysis Unique
manipulation to canvas surface
Numbers in ColorJasper Johns-1958-59
Three Flags Jasper Johns-1958
Pieces look like they came from comic strips
Painted with Ben Day dots Brought a new
perspective to recognizable objects
"I think my work is different from comic strips- but I wouldn't call it transformation; I don't think that whatever is meant by it is important to art." Roy Lichtenstein
Whaam!Roy Lichtenstein-1963
Ohhh…Alright…Roy Lichtenstein-1964
Hesitant Went against status quo Minimal effort to
understand More relatable Holding the mirror up to
society
“High and Low” Art High/Fine: Aesthetic principles,
expression, feeling/emotion, no clear meaning
Low/Commercial: Advertisements, graphic arts, doesn’t express the artist
Simple subject matter in “fine art” pieces