POP ART POP ART 1950s – 1960s By Viktori ya Mazalov a, 2012
Jan 20, 2016
POP ARTPOP ART1950s – 1960s
By
Viktoriya
Mazalova,
2012
POP ART
Abstract Expressionism
Minimal Art
Emerged in 1950s in Britain…
…And spread around the world
Who are responsible for this movement?
0Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
0Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
0Eduardo Arroyo (1937)
0Jasper Johns (1930)
0Chuck Close (1940)
0Eduardo Paolozzi (1924)
What is POP ART?
0 Mix of tradition of fine arts with imagery forms of popular culture.
0 "Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.“ Warhol
love indiana sculpture; Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark, American, 1928-), LOVE, 1966, oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 71
7/8 inches, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN.;
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Campbell's Tomato Soup, 1962, oil on
canvas.;
Roy Lichtenstein, Vicki, 1964, enamel on steel, 42 x 42 inches, Minneapolis Institute of
Arts.;
1956 Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is a collage by English artist Richard Hamilton.
[1][2] It measures 10.25 in (260 mm) × 9.75 in (248 mm). The work is now in the collection of the Kunsthalle
Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. It was the first work of pop art to achieve iconic status.;
Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, 1973, silkscreen, 73/250, 74 cm x 112 cm, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran. Mick
Jagger was and is the lead singer of the rock band the Rolling Stones;
Three Flags, 1958, Whitney Museum of American Art
Eduardo Paolozzi. I was a Rich Man's Plaything (1947) is considered the initial standard bearer of "pop art" and first to display the word "pop". Paolozzi showed the collage in 1952 as part of his groundbreaking Bunk! series presentation at the initial Independent Group meeting in London.
Jasper Johns, Map, 1961. Museum of Modern ArtNew York City. Flags, maps, targets, stenciled words and numbers
were themes used by Johns in the 1960s.
Popcorn Chicken by Bonn Liang
This pop art sculpture turns in the wind, or with the touch of a
hand. It is a bold addition to the
waterfront.
Don Weisflog (American, 1922-2006), "Women
are More"; female nude bust Surreal
Pop Art contemporary sculpture; cast
polychrome resin. Titled verso, dated
1982. 7 1/2"H x
12"W.
Roy Lichtenstein's Drowning Girl(1963) on display at the Museum of Modern Art, New
York
Wayne Thiebaud, 1963 Three Machines
0 Pop Art consists of mix of elements of mass madia, such as:
oAdvertisingo ComicsoMundane cultural objects
o Pop art is aimed to employ images of popular as opposed to elitist culture in art
Characteristics
0 Recognizable imagery, drawn from popular media and products.
0 Usually very bright colors.0 Flat imagery influenced by comic books and
newspaper photographs.0 Images of celebrities or fictional characters in comic
books, advertisements and fan magazines.0 In sculpture, an innovative use of media.
"An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some
reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them."
Where you can find some more about POP ART?
0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
0 http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesww/p/warhol.htm
0 http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/332151
0 http://americancity.org/daily/entry/urban-art-on-san-diegos-waterfront
0 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/andy_warhol.html0