Week 12 Pop Art
Download as DOCX, PDF0 likes390 views
Pop art emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and late 1950s in the US as a reaction to abstract expressionism. It utilized popular imagery from mass culture like advertisements and comic books. The Independent Group in London in 1952 is considered the precursor, exploring popular culture through discussions on topics like advertising and product design. Major American pop artists of the 1960s like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein used imagery from popular culture through techniques like parody to comment on consumerism and everyday life. Their work employed bright colors and flat imagery inspired by comics and photos.
Week 12 Pop Art
- 1. Pop Art Pop Art Pop art is an art movement that emerged in Britain (mid-1950s) and in the United States (late 1950s). It employs aspects of mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects. It is widely interpreted as a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism, as well as an expansion upon them. Due to its utilization of found objects and images, it is similar to Dada. Together with minimalism, pop art is considered to be art movements that precede post modern art. United Kingdom: The Independent Group It is founded in London in 1952. This IG is regarded as the precursor to the pop art movement. They were a gathering of young painters, sculptors, architects, writers and critics who were challenging prevailing modernist approaches t o culture as well as traditional views of Fine Art. The group discussions centered on popular culture implications (mass advertising, movies, product design, comic strips, sci-fi and technology). Lawrence Alloway as a leading member of IG was one of the leading critics to defend the inclusion of the imagery found in mass culture in fine arts. Eduardo Paolozzi was the co-founder of IG. “I was a Rich Man’s Playing” (1947) is considered the initial standard bearer of “pop art”. Telemath (1958), John Mchale Three Flags, Jasper Johns Rectroactivo II, 1964 Robert Rauschenberg Roy Lichtenstein United States Although Pop Art began in the late 1950s, Pop Art in America was given its greatest impetus during the 1960s. The term “Pop Art” was officially introduced during the Occasion “Symposium on Pop Art” that organized by the Museum of Modern Art. Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg was the two important painters in the establishment of America’s Pop Art. Paintings of Rauschenberg have relationships to the earlier work of Kurt Schwitters and other Dadaists, his concern was with social issues of the moment. Roy Lichtenstein, his work probably defines the basic premise of pop art better than any other through parody. Lichtenstein would say of his work: Abstract Expressionists “put things down on the canvas and responded to what they had done, to the color positions and sizes. My style looks completely different, but the nature of putting down lines pretty much is the same; mine don’t come out looking calligraphic, like Pollock’s or Kline’s” Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? Key Characteristics of Pop Art Michael Jackson (1984) Andy Warhol Recognizable imagery, drawn from popular media and products Usually very bright colors Flat imagery influenced by comic books and newspaper photographs Images of celebrities or fictional characters in comic books, advertisements and fan magazines In sculpture, an innovative use of media