This page will contain discussion groups about pop art, as they become available.Pop artHouse I, created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1996, is designed to be an optical illusion. The house is inverted; the point that seems to be the nearest corner is actually the farthest from the viewer.Pop art was a visual artistic movement that emerged in the late 1950s in England and the United States. Characterized by themes and techniques drawn from mass culture, such as advertising and comic books, Pop Art is widely interpreted as either a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism or an expansion upon them. Pop art, like pop music, aimed to employ images of popular as opposed to elitist culture in art, emphasizing the banal or kitschy elements of any given culture. Pop art at times targeted a broad audience, and often claimed to do so. However, much pop art is considered very academic, as the unconventional organizational practices used often make it difficult to comprehend. The term was coined in 1958 by British critic Laurence Alloway (in response to works by Richard Hamilton, among others) and a "pop" movement was widely recognized by the mid-1960s. In the meantime, the movement was sometimes called Neo-Dada, a name which reveals some of the thinking behind this type of art, and the strong influence of dada pioneer Marcel Duchamp on such seminal pop figures as Hamilton, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol. Spanish Pop artIn Spain, the study of Pop art is associated with the “new figurative,” which arose from the roots of the crisis of informalism. Eduardo Arroyo could be said to fit within the Pop art trend, on account of his interest in the environment, his critique of our media culture which incorporates icons of both mass media communication and the history of painting, and his scorn for nearly all established artistic styles. However, the Spaniard who could be considered the most authentically “Pop” artist is Alfredo Alcaín, because of the use he makes of popular images and empty spaces in his compositions. Also in the category of Spanish Pop art is the “Chronicle Team” (el Equipo Crónica), which existed in Valencia between 1964-1981, formed by artists Manolo Valdés and Rafael Solbes. Their movement can be characterized as Pop because of its use of comics and publicity images and its simplification of images and photographic compositions. The most famous Spanish Pop artist of recent years is Antonio de Felipe. Notable Pop artists
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The most famous Spanish Pop artist of recent years is Antonio de Felipe. There is also a British television programme called Fantasy Football League, loosely based on the soccer version. Their movement can be characterized as Pop because of its use of comics and publicity images and its simplification of images and photographic compositions. Fantasy football can refer to two different types of fantasy sport, depending upon the local meaning of the term football:. Also in the category of Spanish Pop art is the “Chronicle Team” (el Equipo Crónica), which existed in Valencia between 1964-1981, formed by artists Manolo Valdés and Rafael Solbes. Fantasy football (soccer). However, the Spaniard who could be considered the most authentically “Pop” artist is Alfredo Alcaín, because of the use he makes of popular images and empty spaces in his compositions. Fantasy football (American). Eduardo Arroyo could be said to fit within the Pop art trend, on account of his interest in the environment, his critique of our media culture which incorporates icons of both mass media communication and the history of painting, and his scorn for nearly all established artistic styles. In Spain, the study of Pop art is associated with the “new figurative,” which arose from the roots of the crisis of informalism. . In the meantime, the movement was sometimes called Neo-Dada, a name which reveals some of the thinking behind this type of art, and the strong influence of dada pioneer Marcel Duchamp on such seminal pop figures as Hamilton, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol. The term was coined in 1958 by British critic Laurence Alloway (in response to works by Richard Hamilton, among others) and a "pop" movement was widely recognized by the mid-1960s. However, much pop art is considered very academic, as the unconventional organizational practices used often make it difficult to comprehend. Characterized by themes and techniques drawn from mass culture, such as advertising and comic books, Pop Art is widely interpreted as either a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism or an expansion upon them. Pop art was a visual artistic movement that emerged in the late 1950s in England and the United States. Tom Wesselmann. Andy Warhol. Wayne Thiebaud. Ed Ruscha. James Rosenquist. Robert Rauschenberg. Mel Ramos. Hariton Pushwagner. Eduardo Paolozzi. Claes Oldenburg. Peter Max. Roy Lichtenstein. Yayoi Kusama. Allen Jones. Jasper Johns. Robert Indiana. Richard Hamilton. Keith Haring. Philip Guston. Red Grooms. Alfred Gockel. Marisol Escobar. Jim Dine. Dimitrios. Patrick Caulfield. Derek Boshier. Christian Ludwig Attersee. |