1. The Art of Popular Culture
Pop Art
The Art of Popular Culture

2. Emerged in the 1950’s in Great Britain and the United States
Reflected the optimism of the post war consumer boom
Pop music and youth culture was becoming global
Exemplified by Elvis and the Beatles

3. Challenged the traditions of fine art
Used imagery from advertising and news
Often incorporates roduct labeling and advertising
Coca-Cola 5 Bottles by Andy Warhol

4. Artists Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi founded the Independent Group
Group of artists, architects, and writers that explored radical approaches to modern visual culture
Paolozzi gave a lecture called Bunk which took an ironic look at the all-American lifestyle
Created the first artwork to include the word ‘pop’

5. I was a Rich Man’s Plaything
by Eduardo Paollozzi

6. Andy Warhol ( )
An American artist who was a leading figure in the Pop Art Movement

7. He explored the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement
He used many types of media
- drawing -silk screening
- painting - sculpture
- printmaking - film
- photography - music

8. Wanted to be free of class driven establishment
Wanted a more inclusive, youthful culture
Embraced the social influences of mass media and mass production
Green Coca-Cola Bottles
By Andy Warhol 1962

9. His studio was called The Factory – a well known gathering place for intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy people.

10. Warhol managed and produced The Velvet Underground – a rock band that had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock

11. Founded Interview Magazine
Authored numerous books
Lived as an openly gay man before the gay liberation movement
He coined the expression “15 minutes of fame”

12. Most famous Warhol Paintings:
Marilyn Diptych 1962
Created the same year she died
Represents her mortality

13. Myths – Series
Series of silkscreened portraits of 10 fictional characters taken from pop culture
All were inlaid with diamond dust which made them shine with soft light
Mickey Mouse 1981

14. Campbell Soup Cans 1962
32 canvases featuring 32 varieties of soup
Lead to Pop Art becoming a major art movement

15. Roy Lichtenstein ( )
An American artist who was another leading figure in the Pop Art Movement.

16. His work was was inspired by comic strips
Described Pop Art as “not” American painting but rather industrial painting
His work is considered parody
Received a masters of fine arts degree from Ohio State University

17. La Ilustracion: 20.1 Roy Lichtenstein

18. Lichtenstein taught at Rutgers University where he gained interest in Pop imagery
He used cartoon imagery and techniques derived from the appearance of commercial printing called Ben-Day dots
Also used advertising imagery suggesting consumerism and homemaking

19. Look Mickey Roy Lichtenstein (1961)

20. Most famous Lichtenstein paintings :
Drowning Girl Roy Lichtenstein (1963)

21. M-Maybe Roy Lichtenstein (1965)

22. Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein (1963)