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POP ARTNicole Sturgeon
And Taylor Rieckhoff
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, 1967
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• Emerged in 1950s• Spread throughout the world• Challenged “Fine Art”
Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963
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United States Late 1950s Inspired by popular
culture Linked to wealth
and prosperity
Blam, Roy Lichtenstein, 1962
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Throughout the World Britain’s inspiration
was American culture
Spain associated with “New Figurative”
Japanese enthused by anime
Came to Italy in 1964
Kaikaikik News by Takashi Murakami
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Movement’s Impact Reaction to
Abstract Expressionism
Eroded “high art” and “low art”
People understood art better
Marilyn Monroe, 1967
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Independent Group All kinds of artists First meeting in
1952 Challenged
modernists
I was a Rich Man’s Plaything, Eduardo Paolozzi, 1947
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Key Characteristics Recognizable
Imagery Popular Media and
Products Bright Colors Flat Imagery Celebrities or
Fictional Characters
Cola Billboard, John Clem Clarke
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MAIN ARTISTS
• Andy Warhol• Roy Lichtenstein• Richard Hamilton• Claes Oldenburg• Jasper Johns• Robert Rauschenberg
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Andy Warhol First to use silk
screening Focused on paintings
of disasters Also painted things
he loved “If you want to know all
about me, just look at the surface of my paintings and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it.”
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Eight Elvises, 1963
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Campbell’s, 1962
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Roy Lichtenstein His style was focused
on comic strips He altered images Used Ben Day Dots Created sculptures,
portraits, and still lifeworks
Inspired by surrealism, cubism, and German expressionism
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Whaam!, 1963
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Look Mickey, 1961
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Robert Rauschenberg Didn’t explain art His art pieces were
influenced by his mom
Some series were named colors
Key figure in the transition
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Riding Bikes, 1998
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Untitled (From Combine Series), 1963
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Claes Oldenburg Famous for his
sculptures His first wife helped
him with his art Sculptures are out
of everyday experiences
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Leaning Fork with Meatball and Spaghetti, 1994
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Spoonbridge and Cherry, 1985-1988