In the 1960s‚ material objects and consumer goods crept into the world of art as never before. The presence of well-known corporate symbols and mass-produced goods in modern art reflected the commercialization of popular culture. This was known as Pop Art. While it is certainly the art movement most famous for it’s materialism it is not infact the first time that philosophy and ideas that centred around materialistic views were apparent. Without meaning and philosophy there is no art‚ if someone
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Pop Art is Alive and Kicking In the post-war era of the 1950’s there was a movement gaining popularity in the art world. Artists could not ignore the rapidly changing world they lived in. Post-war prosperity fueled an age of consumerism and commercialism and art began to celebrate this popular commercial culture. Advertisements‚ billboards‚ television‚ film‚ comic books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and even automobile styling inspired artists. This movement was described by Richard Hamilton‚ as
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Pop Art Questions | | 1. What does the art movement Pop Art mean? 2. What are the Pop Art ideas? 3. How are they exhibited? 4. The colors used‚ how are they different from traditional art? 5. Who were the pioneers of the pop art movement? | | 1. Pop Art appreciates popular culture‚ or what we also call “material culture.” It does not critique the consequences of materialism and consumerism; it simply recognizes its pervasive presence as a natural fact. Pop art relies
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Pop Culture and the Arts ARTS/125 June 25‚ 2013 Pop Culture and the Arts Art is everywhere. It is a creation of human imagination and artistic creativity. Art evokes emotion and recreate emotional state. Art is an interpretative leap not bound by the constraints of another person’s logic. Art can serve a variety of purposes in our society. The contribution of art to society can be evaluated through pragmatic philosophy. Art can bring awareness to people. It is a powerful means of presenting
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The 1960s was the most influential era in the American history. POP HISTORY Pop music‚ music of populace‚ originated in the UK and USA. Pop music is not a genre in itself‚ but merely the music targeting mass audiences. The History of popular music was not about social phenomenon‚ music was all that mattered and being least resistant (Gray‚ : 104). There were two types of American pop music. The first one being the angle of concentration‚ focusing on artistic and historical themes. The second
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time. Some of the most intriguing art forms in my mind come from the 20th century. Out of all of these 20th century art forms‚ geometric abstract art and pop art are my favorite. These two art movements came close to each other in reference to time period. Geometric abstract art originated in the 7th century but became a dominant movement in 1937. Pop art emerged in the 1950s. These two art forms were similar in ways but they had different moods of expression. We will take a closer look at each one of
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country music‚ folk‚ classical‚ pop music and others. But the most youth oriented kind of music is pop music. Today‚ Pop music is relatively clear medium of communication of youth to its pears and surroundings. Older generations and youngsters may sometimes established conflicts with this type of music. They sometimes call it generation gap‚ but it’s not. It’s just a matter of familiarity and preference. Pop music is not necessarily a taboo for the old generation. They love pop music too. Endurance of loud
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Kelly Stanton ARH4642 June 3‚ 2005 Lichtenstein: The Evolution of Pop Pop art seems to have emerged as a result of consumer culture in America‚ and also in a response partly in accordance‚ partly in divergence to abstract expressionism. Pop art during the sixties created a union of high art and low art and now the low was overriding the high. The early sixties saw the techniques of the avant-garde used in commercial design (p 449)‚ and it seems somehow fitting that in turn‚ commercial
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artistic movements‚ Pop Art and Art Nouveau. This was in direct response to the mass media being produced in popular culture. Pop Art emerged partly from absorption of ideas put forward in the work of various artist such as Roy Lichtenstein and partly from a spontaneous response to the commercial imagery that was beginning to swamp the visual world in that country. Art Nouveau originally formed as a response to mass media under a group of artists in New York who wanted to counter pop culture with their
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Part One: Introduction to Pop Art The Pop Art movement “uses elements of popular culture‚ such as magazines‚ movies‚ … and even [brand name] bottles and cans” to convey a message about the artist’s views on society. Using bold coloured paintings‚ soft sculptures‚ and printmaking‚ artists would create facsimiles‚ similar reproductions of popular merchandise and collages. The purpose was to emphasize the banality of any given mass culture. This was a response the post-war conservative society which
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