1. POP ART (1950’s-1960’s) The FRAME Routine Art in the Modern World
Key Topic
The FRAME Routine
Art in the Modern World
C. Patteson
is about…
POP ART (1950’s-1960’s)
Essential Details
Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein
Robert Indiana
Persistence of Memory
American artist known images of
comics and celebrities
American artist known for his images of comics, often including word bubbles
American artist best known for his “Love” inspired art
Almost always used letters or numbers in his brightly colored art
His brightly colored images were very often repetitive in nature
Images very often imitated the newspaper print style of dots
Also know for his sculptures
Is considered as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century
Usually used a primary color palette
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Pop's reintroduction of recognizable images was a major shift for the direction of modern art. The Pop Art movement used commercial products and celebrities to symbolize popular culture. Most were images in advertising, television, product packaging, celebrities, and comic strips. By doing this Pop Artists tried to raise popular culture to the level of fine art.