Pop Art

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Pop Art The term first appeared in Britain
during the 1950s and referred to the interest of
a number of artists in the images of mass media,
advertising, comics and consumer products.
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The media and advertising were favorite subjects
for Pop Art's often witty celebrations of
consumer society.
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Critics saw Pop art as vulgar, sensational and
without merit. Supporters liked it because they
felt it was an art everybody could understand and
that it brought all elements of art and life to
one level.
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Perhaps the greatest Pop artist, whose
innovations have affected so much subsequent art,
was the American artist, Andy Warhol
(1928-87).
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Andy Warhol's paintings of soup cans and movie
stars are classic examples of Pop art. Pop
artists wanted to bring art back to the people
and to make it more meaningful to everyday folks.

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In the 1960s, Warhol began to make paintings of
famous American products such as Campbell's soup
cans and Coca-Cola. He switched to silkscreen
prints, seeking not only to make art of mass
produced items, but to mass produce the art
itself.
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Hollywood Celebrities were favorite subjects for
Warhols art.
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