Pop Art

1. POP ART
Pedro Rocha
English 2012/2013

2. Before Pop Art…
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, The Young Ladies of Edvard Munch, The Scream,
Avignon, 1907.
1893.
Modernism
Piet Moundrian, Composition
with Yellow, Blue and Red,
1921.

3. Before Pop Art…
«Degenerate»
World War II
«Bourgeois–
fascist»
Many intellectuals who escaped from the
war in Europe, were welcomed and
sponsored in United States.
Example: A. Einstein; Salvador Dalí; (…)

4. The Origins…
Pop Art emerged in the mid1950’s in Britain and in US in
the end of the 50’s.
In this collage, the word “Pop” makes it
first apperance. Shortly thereafter, the
movement was named Pop Art.
Eduardo Paolozzi, I was a
Rich Man’s Plaything, 1947

5. What is Pop Art?
POP
ART
Pop Art is an art movement, which
uses the imagery, styles, and themes
of advertising, mass media, and
popular culture.
Inspiration and ideas for Pop Art
paintings were drawn from the
commercial and consumer aspects of
everyday life, particularly in American
culture.
Pop Art paintings are easy to interpret, They
do not have hidden symbolism. And this type
of art is available to everyone.

6. Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so
appealing?, Richard Hamilton
Is one of the earliest works to be considered "pop art".

7. Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol
The work was completed during the weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in
August 1962. It contains fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a
single publicity photograph from the film Niagara (1953).

8. Green Coca-Cola Bottles, Andy Warhol

9. Campbell's Soup Cans, Andy Warhol

10. Drowning Girl, Roy Lichtenstein
(1963)

11. Whaam! ,Roy Lichtenstein
(1963)

12. Still Life #20, Tom Wesselmann
(1962)

13. Great American Nude No. 98, Tom Wesselmann

14. The End