Essay about Pop Art’s Response to Mass Consumerism

A famous artist to one country may be unknown to another but, their works still play a huge role in that society’s art movement. However, those artists may later gained international popularity because of their unique style, lasting influence and beliefs. This is the case for both Andy Warhol and Affandi. Andy Warhol, an American artist who led the pop art movement, rose to fame through his outstanding art works that are still admired today. Affandi, an Indonesian modern artist, earned himself international recognition through his realistic paintings.

Andy Warhol is known as one of the biggest pop art icons as well as one of the most inspiring and influential artists who changed the way art was produced by the next generation. Warhol was not only the most well known Pop artist but was also somewhat of a catalyst of the movement. Warhol started his career working as a commercial illustrator in New York before he began to make art that would be shown in galleries. Warhol established his reputation as a Pop artist in the early 1960’s. His Marilyn Diptych may have helped establish this title.

Pop art got its name from Lawrence Alloway, who was a British art critic in 1950’s. The name “Pop Art” reflected on the “familiar imagery of the contemporary urban environment” (kleiner, 981). This art form was popular for its bold and simple looks plus its bright and vibrant colors. An example of this type of art is the oil painting done by Andy Warhol, “Marilyn Diptych” (Warhol, Marilyn Diptych) in 1962. The Pop art movement became known in the mid-1950 and continued as main type of art form until the late 1960’s. The Pop art movement, was a movement where medium played a huge part in the society, with it reflecting on advertisements, comic strips and even celebrities, like Marilyn. This movement also has a large

Pop Art emerged in Britain in the late 50’s and the United States in the early 60’s.(Mamiya 1992) Pop Art is generally known today as a representation of celebrating popular culture and consumerism, however it’s background and origins are far more broad and extensive. There are many factors and influences that lead to the creation of the Pop Art movement such as adjusting to life after World War II, new technological advances that lead to mass cooperate growth, the evolution of Abstract Expressionism and also social issues in the media such as feminism. (Smith 2001; Mamiya 1992) Many of these factors overlap and act as a catalyst in the creation of Neodadaism and eventually Pop Art. (Livingstone 1992) Pop Art does not have a soul distinct style nor just one major influence and this can be proven by looking at key artists of the movement such as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and James Rosenquist as well as female Pop artists such as Martha Rosler. (Brauer, Edwards, Finch & Hopps 2001) Exploring these artists and the major influences of their work will break down Pop Art and establish the movement’s purpose as well as its evolution.

Every artist has his or her own style of painting. Each painting tells some sort of story or has some type of personal meaning to the artist. One of the most important figures in modern art is Pablo Picasso. Not only was Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art, but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century.

The sixties were a time of social and political change in America, and the art world was not left untouched. Early in the decade a new movement focused on popular culture and national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop, uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work, however controversial art always draws criticism and attention. One of the most well known artists of the Pop movement was Andy Warhol, a young commerial illustrator from manhattan. Warhol's use of popular icons and brands as the focus

Coming to the United States in the early 1950’ and reaching its peak of activity in the 1960’s would be Pop art. This type of art was everywhere, billboards, commercial products, and celebrity images. You see this type of art mostly in comic strips. This type of art celebrates the everydays items that people used. Pop art was the start of a new art movement,

Andy Warhol was a very famous artist known for many pieces of his artwork including “Campbell soup can”, and his portrait of Marylin Monroe.

The first superstar of American art, Andy Warhol was obsessed with fame, glamour, and money. He is best known for his images of stars and celebrities and for his reproductions of symbols of the American society.

Andy Warhol was an icon. he is famous for his art. he was born 8-6-1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. he died 2-22-1978 in new york city, new york. he was a gay man. he became extremely famous because of his pop art. his studio ,The Factory, was a place where drag queens, playwrights, celebrities, distinguished intellectuals and wealthy patrons. he created pop art. he used music hand drawing. he is called the founding father of the pop art movement. he became the one of the most successful illustrators of his time. andy warhol was known for the art that he has done especially the marilyn monroe art that was pretty impressive andy warhol will always be remembered for the art that he has created and did every one liked the art that he has

In order to discuss pop art I have chosen to examine the work and to some extent lives of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol who were two of the main forces behind the American movement. I intend to reflect the attitudes of the public and artists in America at this time, while examining the growing popularity of pop art from its rocky, abstract expressionist start in the 1950s through the height of consumer culture in the 60s and 70s to the present day.

Andy Warhol was definitely well known for his works of art during the pop art movement. Pop Art consisted of bold, glamorous and flashy pieces that were massed produced to appeal to all audiences. I want to talk about two of Warhol’s famous pop art pieces, one is the Campbell's soup cans and the other is going to be his silk screening art of Marilyn Monroe. I want to compare these art works in relation to the pop art area in the 1960s. I also want to talk about how Warhol created these masterpieces using curtain techniques. He clearly made memorable artwork that is recognized all over the world today.

Pop-Art rose from the desire of artists to create art that broke from the standard ideas of what art is and what art can be during the mid 1950s-1960s. However, they clung to images that were common to the mass public in order to ensure audiences could relate to works and also find a sense of familiarity with them. Subject matter such as celebrities, advertisements, comic books, e.t.c. was most often found in the movement. Andy Warhol was a key innovator and leader in the Pop Art movement and has since then become an easily recognizable icon of this time. He arguably helped pioneer many of the ideas and themes of Pop Art. In doing so, there was a major shift in subject matter from his early work to his most famous pieces. In the beginning, Warhol’s work was personal and intimate. Over time, his popular pieces became less narrative and began focusing more on what was popular, such as his celebrity screen prints which eventually brought him notoriety. Warhol faced much discrimination in the early years of his work regarding the obviously homoerotic subject matter of his pieces. He detached the artist from the artwork over time because he recognized that his more blatantly homosexual-themed works would never gain traction or earn him respect in the art world. Though they are rarely discussed, Warhol’s early work greatly impacted the themes he tackled in his later years. The censoring of his works such as “Boys Kissing Boys,” “13 Most Wanted Men,” and “Lonesome Cowboys” deterred Warhol from continuing his interest in homosexual subjects in his public works because of the backlash he received from their exhibition and as a result encouraged him to move towards more widely accepted and identifiable subjects such as celebrities and logos.

Andrew Warhola better known to the public, as Andy Warhol was an American Pop artist born in 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. As a child he took classes at the Carnegie Museum of Art, and he won several awards for drawings he produced in high school. He is known as a leading figure in the visual arts movement known as Pop Art. Warhol graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949 getting a Bachelor in Fine Arts in pictorial design, he then moved to New York City . Warhol is famously known for his thirty-two Campbell’s Soup Cans and His silkscreen printings of Marilyn Monroe along with works in other mediums, that he worked in, such as hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film and music. A significant part of Warhol’s career was his books, which he started illustrating early in his career, starting with his days as a student. He created over eighty publications with over a dozen that were never realized. He also paid to self publish several of his own books. His approaches to painting, photography, drawing, printmaking and film all came into play in his books. While visiting the Warhol: By The Book exhibit at The Morgan Library and Museum it becomes clear that Warhol focused on perfecting a technique of his called the blotted line technique.

Pop artists chose a specific theme and style for their work of art, sculptures and prints, they utilized their claim to create a surprizing outline or a design with the same amount of energy and creativity. Also, pop art turned to be more affordable and open to everybody.