What is the Pop Art Movement? |
 Pop art, which is an abbreviation of "Popular Art", seems to have emerged in the 1950s in the United Kingdom. It spread to the United States and the rest of the world over the next few decades. It is this spread and acceptance across the world that was referred to as the Pop Art Movement. Though personalized pop art canvas pieces can be found everywhere these days, the movement which remains one of the major artistic movements of the 20th century, is still not well understood.
Pop Art also represented rebellion and being different. For a two decade period before the Pop Art Movement, abstract art dominated the art world, with New York City as its centre. Though abstract art was a well known art form, it presented itself with an air of sophistication that made it inaccessible to the masses.People in general were also getting bored with abstract and other fine art forms and the emergence of popular art at that time was a refreshing change. Not only was it new and distinct from everything else people were accustomed to, its bright and funky colours whether on canvas or on advertising billboards appealed to a broad base of the public. There was no divide between fine and commercial art any longer. The superior aesthetic qualities aside the other aspect of that identified with audiences was its use of everyday items, images and icons to emphasize and redefine certain elements in our culture.It started appearing in the mass media, in advertising, movie posters and even on music album covers. It suddenly became chic and cool and many celebrities started asking artists for their own. Marilyn Monroe's prints by Andy Warhol after her death still remain one of the most iconic prints ever. Due to its association with celebrities and well known icons and objects, Popular Art started to become more glamorous and refined over the years. Though it was mass produced and did not cost much, it did manage to capture essential changes in culture and society. The pieces by well known pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are now amongst the most valuable pieces in the world. An Andy Warhol silkscreen print called "Eight Elvises" was sold to a private buyer in 2009, for US$100 million, making it one of the top 10 most expensive paintings ever sold. Classic examples of Pop Art are Andy Warhol’s works based on Campbell canned soup images. Roy Lichtenstein was another pop icon who created art which looked like comic strips. Till this day the Warhol Pop Art style and the Lichtenstein Pop Art style are the 2 dominant styles emulated by artists all over the world. If you want to create Personalized Pop Art Canvas prints in Warhol Pop Art style, or the Lichtenstein Pop Art style then visit www.popartpal.com for a truly unique visual experience. The photos to Pop Art rendering process will create spellbinding pieces of artwork for your home/office and make great gifts for loved ones as well.
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