Andy Warhol Pop Art History
The History of Pop Art
Pop art was first created in Britain in the 1950’s by a gathering of artists called the Independent Group (Kuberski 1). Pop art was first introduced in the 1950’s but became more popular through the mid 1950’s and hit its peak in the 1960’s. Pop art was something new and vibrant to appeal to a younger audience post World War II. Pop art is a simple form of art that uses distinguishable imagery from objects found in everyday life. Although Pop art was a major change from the traditional art standards, and was harshly criticized by art critics for being low in artistic structure, it was intriguing, witty, bright and low cost (Tate).
The first work of art I chose to analyze is called Campbells Soup Cans by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol is known to be a founding father of the Pop Art movement of his time with Campbells Soup Cans being one of his many famous pieces of Pop Art (Wolf). Andy Warhol painted the original Campbells Soup Cans in 1962 using synthetic polymer paint on canvas. The finished product is towering measuring at an approximate 93”x163” and is made up of 32 canvases, measuring at 20”x16” individually (Wolf). When the painting became popular Andy Warhol switched to photo-silkscreen, a …show more content…
Since Roy Lichtenstein is one of the most famous Pop Artists in the Pop Art movement, I decided to use another one of his paintings to analyze. M-Maybe was first painted in 1965 using oil and magna on canvas. The canvas measures at 60x60 inches which is 5’x5’ (Stacey). The subject matter is an attractive girl and she is portrayed using bright colors that are outlined using thick black lines to make the painting live up to its name “Pop” Art (Stacey). Roy Lichtenstein created a simple and bright piece of Pop Art and gave it a sense of wit by writing in the thought bubble “M-maybe he became ill and couldn’t leave the studio!” which gives the piece a sense of
Pop art was first created in Britain in the 1950’s by a gathering of artists called the Independent Group (Kuberski 1). Pop art was first introduced in the 1950’s but became more popular through the mid 1950’s and hit its peak in the 1960’s. Pop art was something new and vibrant to appeal to a younger audience post World War II. Pop art is a simple form of art that uses distinguishable imagery from objects found in everyday life. Although Pop art was a major change from the traditional art standards, and was harshly criticized by art critics for being low in artistic structure, it was intriguing, witty, bright and low cost (Tate).
The first work of art I chose to analyze is called Campbells Soup Cans by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol is known to be a founding father of the Pop Art movement of his time with Campbells Soup Cans being one of his many famous pieces of Pop Art (Wolf). Andy Warhol painted the original Campbells Soup Cans in 1962 using synthetic polymer paint on canvas. The finished product is towering measuring at an approximate 93”x163” and is made up of 32 canvases, measuring at 20”x16” individually (Wolf). When the painting became popular Andy Warhol switched to photo-silkscreen, a …show more content…
Since Roy Lichtenstein is one of the most famous Pop Artists in the Pop Art movement, I decided to use another one of his paintings to analyze. M-Maybe was first painted in 1965 using oil and magna on canvas. The canvas measures at 60x60 inches which is 5’x5’ (Stacey). The subject matter is an attractive girl and she is portrayed using bright colors that are outlined using thick black lines to make the painting live up to its name “Pop” Art (Stacey). Roy Lichtenstein created a simple and bright piece of Pop Art and gave it a sense of wit by writing in the thought bubble “M-maybe he became ill and couldn’t leave the studio!” which gives the piece a sense of