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Pop Art: Reflecting Popular Culture in the 1950s

Explore the emergence of Pop Art in the 1950s, its influence on popular culture, and its challenge to fine art traditions. Learn about iconic artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and their key artworks.

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Pop Art: Reflecting Popular Culture in the 1950s

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  1. Pop Art The Art of Popular Culture

  2. Emerged in the 1950’s in Great Britain and the United States • Reflected the optimism of the post war consumer boom • Pop music and youth culture was becoming global • Exemplified by Elvis and the Beatles

  3. Challenged the traditions of fine art • Used imagery from advertising and news • Often incorporates roduct labeling and advertising Coca-Cola 5 Bottles by Andy Warhol

  4. Artists Richard Hamilton and EduardoPaolozzi founded the Independent Group • Group of artists, architects, and writers that explored radical approaches to modern visual culture • Paolozzi gave a lecture called Bunk which took an ironic look at the all-American lifestyle • Created the first artwork to include the word ‘pop’

  5. I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paollozzi

  6. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) • An American artist who was a leading figure in the Pop Art Movement

  7. He explored the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement • He used many types of media - drawing -silk screening - painting - sculpture - printmaking - film - photography - music

  8. Wanted to be free of class driven establishment • Wanted a more inclusive, youthful culture • Embraced the social influences of mass media and mass production Green Coca-Cola Bottles By Andy Warhol 1962

  9. His studio was called The Factory – a well known gathering place for intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy people.

  10. Warhol managed and produced The Velvet Underground – a rock band that had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock

  11. Founded Interview Magazine • Authored numerous books • Lived as an openly gay man before the gay liberation movement • He coined the expression “15 minutes of fame”

  12. Most famous Warhol Paintings: Marilyn Diptych 1962 • Created the same year she died • Represents her mortality

  13. Myths – Series • Series of silkscreened portraits of 10 fictional characters taken from pop culture • All were inlaid with diamond dust which made them shine with soft light Mickey Mouse 1981

  14. Campbell Soup Cans 1962 • 32 canvases featuring 32 varieties of soup • Lead to Pop Art becoming a major art movement

  15. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) • An American artist who was another leading figure in the Pop Art Movement.

  16. His work was was inspired by comic strips • Described Pop Art as “not” American painting but rather industrial painting • His work is considered parody • Received a masters of fine arts degree from Ohio State University

  17. La Ilustracion: 20.1 Roy Lichtenstein

  18. Lichtenstein taught at Rutgers University where he gained interest in Pop imagery • He used cartoon imagery and techniques derived from the appearance of commercial printing called Ben-Day dots • Also used advertising imagery suggesting consumerism and homemaking

  19. Look Mickey Roy Lichtenstein (1961)

  20. Most famous Lichtenstein paintings : Drowning Girl Roy Lichtenstein (1963)

  21. M-Maybe Roy Lichtenstein (1965)

  22. Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein (1963)

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