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Pop Art

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Pop Art

By Henry Little

History

  • Originated in Mid 1950s Britain
  • Spread to U.S. in late 1950s

What is Pop Art

  • Often paintings of mass culture objects or celebrities
  • Used to blur the lines between "high" and "low" cultures

Famous Pop Art Artists

    

Andy Warhol

Very famous Pop Art artist (1928-1987)

Warhol's most famous piece

  • This is a painting of Marilyn Monroe
  • Warhol used photo-stencils in screen-printing

Roy Lichtenstein

Very famous Pop Art artist (1923-1977)

Lichtenstein's most famous piece

  • This piece is named "Drowning Girl" painted in 1963
  • He often used Ben-Day dots in his art
  • There were often subliminal messages in his art

In Conclusion

  • Pop Art was brash, young, fun, and hostile to the artistic establishment
  • And it has deeply changed modern art

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Here is my Pop Art. This is a picture of Kevin Durant