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Art History

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Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects.

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Nine unique features of Pop Art are:

•Bold Use of Colour and Imagery.

•Incorporation of Consumer Culture.

•Repetition and Seriality.

•Irony and Critique of Society.

•Playful Techniques and Innovation.

•Use of Everyday Imagery.

•Blurring of High and Low Art.

•Celebrity and Iconograph.

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Andy Warhol

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Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid-20th century, characterized by its focus on popular culture and mass media imagery.

CHARACTERISTIC

Use of Popular Culture

= draws from mass media, advertising, comic strips, celebrity culture, and everyday consumer products.

Repetition

= featured repeated imagery or patterns.

Commercial Aesthetic

= used techniques that mimicked those of commercial printing.

Irony and Humor

= an accessible and sometimes playful way.

College and Mixed Media

= combined different materials and objects.

Celebrity Iconography

= transforming them into mass-produced icons.

Bright colours

= bold, vivid colors to create eye-catching works.

ARTIST

KEITH HARING

Born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania

Haring was inspired by popular culture, street culture, and graffit