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Pop Art
By: Naseeb Kooner
Bernadette Franklin
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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
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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
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History Of Pop Art
• 1950’s!– Period of optimism– Consumer boom– Products mass marketed,
advertised• Independent Group
– Aimed at symbols/ images from media
• Coincided with youth and pop music phenomenon
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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
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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
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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
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Andy Warhol• Born August 8th 1928• One of the most
influential artists on the 20th century
• Famous for– Avant-guard pop art
paintings and screen printings
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Campbell’s Soup Can 1964Andy WarholSilkscreen on Canvas
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Marilyn Monroe 1967
Andy WarholScreenprint on white paper
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Peel Slowly and SeeAndy Warhol1967
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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
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The Drowning GirlRoy Lichtenstein1963
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Ohhh…Alright…1964Roy Lichtenstein
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Whaam!Roy Lichtenstein1963
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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
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Spoon Bridge and CherryClaes Oldenburg1985
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Big SweepClaes Oldenburg
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Apple CoreClaes Oldenburg
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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
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Target with Four FacesJasper Johns1955
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False StartJasper Johns1959
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FlagJasper Johns1954
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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
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