The Pop Art Movement
Pop art got its name from Lawrence Alloway, who was a British art critic in 1950’s. The name “Pop Art” reflected on the “familiar imagery of the contemporary urban environment” (kleiner, 981). This art form was popular for its bold and simple looks plus its bright and vibrant colors. An example of this type of art is the oil painting done by Andy Warhol, “Marilyn Diptych” (Warhol, Marilyn Diptych) in 1962. The Pop art movement became known in the mid-1950 and continued as main type of art form until the late 1960’s. The Pop art movement, was a movement where medium played a huge part in the society, with it reflecting on advertisements, comic strips and even celebrities, like Marilyn. This movement also has a large background and artist that are deeply connected.
The pop art movement didn’t just take place in the United States, it actually started in Britain. It started with an independent group, with a mixture of different type of artist, from sculptors to painters. Though by the mid 1960’s, the United States pop art had taken on the movement and it was so popular and bold, that it soon influence other countries such as Britain.
In United States, many artist had been inspired by the movement, artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist. Though not everyone thought the Pop art movement was purposeful, and these artist that had been involved in the Pop art movement, “were still labelled by critics as New Realists” (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ART HISTORY). During the movement there were two big known art shows called “The New Painting of Common Objects” and “New Realism”; these two art shows were another reason the pop art movement got its name Pop Art, “because the critics found discomfort with the...
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.... The movements boldness and bring colors, and the willingness to be different, made this movement stand out from other movements. The pop art movement wanted to have a statement be made to the public, and the movement truly did.
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