POP ART & Neo-Pop Art
Transcript: POP ART & NEO-POP ART American Pop Artists because www.luhringaugustine.com FAMOUS NEO-POP ARTISTS The subject matter itself distances pop art from that of the abstract expressionists. Rat-King (1993) www.dailyartfixx.com "New Hoover Convertibles, Green, Red, Brown, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon Displaced Doubledecker" (1981-7) Cupid's Span 2002 Rincon Park San Francisco www.arthistoryarchive.com first he locates in the 'tabular' images of Richard Hamilton also draw inspiration from Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Photo realism, Installation/Performance Art and more www.arthistory.about.com (1922-2011) Holding the Mirror Up to Society The Idea is More Important Than the Work of Art Itself Interior with Waterlilies (1991) (self-portrait as Audrey Hepburn) (1996) an describe a new form of "Popular" art - a movement characterized by the imagery of Independent Group www.luhringaugustine.com www.balloonhq.com Untitled (1992) www.tate.org.uk 'remixing' TASK 1 www.tate.org.uk ORIGINS and INFLUENCES Daniel Edwards Mona Lisa In The Third Place, 1998 b. 1929 Stockholm Pop-art was often scorned by critics for its low-brow focus.The main critics of Pop Art were the Abstract Impressionists/Expressionists, who were popular just before Pop Art took over in popularity. Pop Art definitely broke the hegemony of the Abstract Expressionism in Europe and United States that occupied center art stage in 1950's-1960. More importantly, Pop-art was (and still is) one of the most popular styles of art, which succeeded in getting through to the general public in a way that few modern art movements did - or have done since. And art collectors like it, too. For example, the painting "False Start" (1959) By Jasper Johns and the work "Green Car Crash" (1963) (synthetic polymer, silkscreen ink and acrylic on linen) by Andy Warhol. www.tate.org.uk changed the concept of appropriation and the ready made through the techniques of and Just what was it that made yesterday's homes so different, so appealing? (1992) www.phaidon.com Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sleeve (1967) FAMOUS NEO-POP ARTISTS CHARACTERISTICS leading Pop-artist with an instantly recognizable style, his works turned comic-strip graphics into an international art form 1950s: began as an abstract artist 0 through 9 (1961) allposters.com Mona Lisa In Its Origins, 1998 Roy Lichtenstein was similar to the rise of Jim Dine Robert Indiana Alex Katz Claes Oldenburg Robert Rauschenberg James Rosenquist Edward Ruscha A More Inclusive and More Relevant Style of Art OTHER POP ARTISTS the importance of Ed Ruscha in developing an imagery that responded to the visual landscape of Los Angeles Brushstroke (1965) Portrait Twin (1988) NEO POP ART en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rat_King.jpg J. A. (1969) consumerism www.tate.org.uk an American sculptor whose pieces address celebrity and popular culture in ways that have often stirred controversy it is more of a Patrick Caulfield David Hockney Allen Jones and Self portrait with Badges (1961) Edward Hopper CRITICS versus the PUBLIC and COLLECTORS www.morimura-ya.com appropriates universally well known images derived from art history, mass media and pop culture to create unconventional and bold self-portrait renderings in photography, performance and video. Apple Core Israel Museum Jerusalem Peter Blake Surrealism work is marked by a sarcastic humor in which she examines the world of everyday life, tourism and consumption Yasumasa Morimura en.wikipedia.org www.tate.org.uk Whaam! (1963) On the Balcony (1955-7) www.tate.org.uk RESEARCHING POP ART: repetition Influential Artists: Richard Hamilton, David Hockney Claes Oldenburg, Peter Blake, Edouardo Paolozzi, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein Paris Hilton Autopsy (2007) www.jasper-johns.org (1928-1987) Electric Chair, (1964) Bust of Hillary Rodham Clinton (2006) British Pop Artists abstraction Portrait of David Hockney in a Hollywood Spanish Interior (1965) Flag (1955) OTHER NEO POP ARTISTS drew its images from items of local popular culture was grounded in Dada, elements of collage and assemblage commercial advertising techniques such as used in billboard murals and commercial silkscreens. art movement or with many artists. in the late 1950s and 1960s that Andy Warhol collections.walkerart.org Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band original collage (1967) was not "connecting" with either the general public, www.tate.org.uk Drew on readily available, everyday objects such as lipsticks, clothes pegs, stamps, bikes, food etc. Transforms the scale of everyday objects Keeps their original shape, colour and sometimes textures. Since the late 1960's has been engaged in the production of monumental works for outdoor locations such as sculpture parks Art Can be Made From Anything Allan McCollum, Komar and Melamid, Cady Noland, Charles Ray, Kenny Scharf, Haim Steinbach, Gavin Turk. the emergence of Pop-art Mona Lisa In The Third Place, 1998 His ability to satirize