POP ART
The movement that believed in everyday people
across all cultures.
1958 - 1972
Incepting from abstract expressionist's art which was highly dependant on the artist's subjective feeling and sensations, Pop art drew its inspiration from simple objects that ranged from the decoration of soup cans, plates,comic strips and even beverage can containers to name a few. According to ( artmovements/co.uk )
Applied on boring and uninteresting things, it gave life to dull objects. Inspiring people to take notice and appreciate objects they wouldn't have normally paid attention to, packaging design boomed in the process. The celebration of mass media and its impact for communication was an important trait pop artists took seriously. Besides abstract expressionism as an influence, Dada was also a feature and its philosophies seeped into the POP ART principle.
Pop art in itself aimed to spread and understood everywhere. Wanting to represent itself as a youthful, forgettable, low cost, smart, creative but also fashionable individual who celebrated popular culture, it spread from America to its way into Britain. Not much changed besides the experimentation of materials, subject matter and application. Still challenging the norms of what was regarded as art.
Important and Highly Influential People in This Movement
Applied on boring and uninteresting things, it gave life to dull objects. Inspiring people to take notice and appreciate objects they wouldn't have normally paid attention to, packaging design boomed in the process. The celebration of mass media and its impact for communication was an important trait pop artists took seriously. Besides abstract expressionism as an influence, Dada was also a feature and its philosophies seeped into the POP ART principle.
Pop art in itself aimed to spread and understood everywhere. Wanting to represent itself as a youthful, forgettable, low cost, smart, creative but also fashionable individual who celebrated popular culture, it spread from America to its way into Britain. Not much changed besides the experimentation of materials, subject matter and application. Still challenging the norms of what was regarded as art.
Important and Highly Influential People in This Movement
* Andy Warhol
* Richard Hamilton
* Roy Lichtenstein
* James Rosenquist
* David Hockney
* Jassper Johns
Its aim besides the use of everyday objects showed appreciation of the popularity and attractiveness of the pop music genre. Pop artist's work resembled much of the Dadaist's representation, combining photography, collages accompanied by their own hints of bright, bold and unusual colours. Brought their artworks to life with the addition of an emphasis of texture in their compositions. according to (widewalls.ch)
* David Hockney
* Jassper Johns
Its aim besides the use of everyday objects showed appreciation of the popularity and attractiveness of the pop music genre. Pop artist's work resembled much of the Dadaist's representation, combining photography, collages accompanied by their own hints of bright, bold and unusual colours. Brought their artworks to life with the addition of an emphasis of texture in their compositions. according to (widewalls.ch)
Some works from this movement
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| Figure: 1 Painting by Andy Warhol, 1963, Soup cans, source:britannica.com |
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| Figure: 2 Painting by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963, Woman in flowered hat: source:britannica.com |
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| Figure: 3 Painting by Robert Rauschenberg, 1993, source:creativeboq.com |
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| Figure: 4 Painting by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1947, source:learnodo-newtonic.com |
Art Analysis Old Versus New
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| Figure: 5 source:guggenheim-bilbao.eus |
Old Artwork
Artwork by James Rosenquist titled President Elect.
Artwork by James Rosenquist titled President Elect.
Features a combination of elements and Pop art principles all mashed up into one. The context of this composition dawns from the year it was made.
In the year it was made John Kennedy had been campaining to be the next 44th American president for the 1960 elections. At that time for the campaign to gaon followers and attract a following it had to be mass produced and spread all over. The face was spread amongst posters, billboards, fliers, and various campaign material. The artist saw this as inspiration to cut out his face and apply it to various unrelated elements such as a car and a woman breaking apart a piece of cake.
Why it works?
This composition as a whole seems to follow the collage technique and the use of popular and recognizable elements, such as a woman's hands, cake and a car. The addition of the campaigning president John Kennedy is also a wise design feature because he was at that time, a popular and recognisable name spread by mass media. The use of the bright colour "red" does make the composition pop seen on the foreground.
Why it doesn't work
The technique that was used to combine the elements together was not successfully executed. The random placement of the woman's hands with the cake and the car did not make sense. The colours used seem dull and do not show as a pop art artpiece.
Why it doesn't work
The technique that was used to combine the elements together was not successfully executed. The random placement of the woman's hands with the cake and the car did not make sense. The colours used seem dull and do not show as a pop art artpiece.
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| Figure 6 Painting by Sung-Ho-Bae, 2007 source:smashingmagazine.com |
Artwork by Sung-Ho-Bae titled Nine inverse proportion problems we have. Consists of a textured background with copies of a figure of a man with his hands in his pockets.
The figure also has their head replaced with different icons that vary from exclamation marks and random lines in black and yellow.
Aligned to the left of the composition is text that reads " We need a person who can deal with many problems, not just to know everything" in a red colour.
Why it works?
The composition although simple it follows principles of the Pop Artists fundamentals. Seen through the artist's use of colour in the bright yellow and red, it has a huge impact as it breaks away from the dull figure and textured background. The context of this artwork is read by the text, The artist aims to represent how the modern day society has changed so much that a person is not only seen as important with the degrees and qualifications they may have.
Instead the application of the knowledge is just as important and its use in the real world. The text enforces the need for one to not only rely on what they read in a textbook as important but what they see and hear in their everyday life being just as important as your qualifications attained.
Why it doesn't work
The use of colour works but the signs that are placed instead of the figure's head does not make sense. The artist shows a simpified route for Pop art that combines everyday objects, but the execution falls short.
References
Pop Art Definiton
http://www.artmovements.co.uk/popart.htm
Pop Art Important Traits
http://www.widewalls.ch/pop-art-design/
Splashes of colour image
http://moziru.com/images/splatter-clipart-colour-splash-4.png
Paintings by Roy and Andy Warhol
https://www.britannica.com/art/Pop-art
Painting by Eduardo Paolozzi
https://learnodo-newtonic.com/10-most-famous-pop-art-paintings-and-collages
Painting by Robert Rauschenburg
http://www.creativebloq.com/art/pop-art-8133921
Painting by James Rosenquist
https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/src/uploads/2012/05/2004-Rosenquist-President_Elect.jpg
Painting By Sung-Ho-Bae
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/pop-art-is-alive-classics-and-modern-artworks/
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