The History of Pop Art

Pop Art History

Pop art was an Art movement established in Britain in the early 1950's and in the USA in the late 1950's.This was a style in contrast to fine Art in that it used things from  news, advertising,product labels.comic books, images and paintings of popular people of the day ,along with mass consumerism.

 The paintings  were sharp and had clear lines and bright colours.

Lawrence Alloway a leading Art critic defended pop Art as a legitimate form of Art and opposed elite Art culture.

Andy Warhol{Andrew Warhola}

                 (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) Born in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Died : New York City

Andy Warhol was an American painter,illustrator, print maker,Author, film maker and record producer with  the 60s band the  the Velvet underground and Nico.He was a leading figure in the pop Art movement. His famous expression was 15 minutes of fame.Believing everbody within their lifeime would be famous for  at least 15 minutes. He had an obsession for Coca Cola and was famous for his painting of Campbells soup and Cola bottles. He emphasised that the rich and the famous drank the same product eg Coca Cola as the poorest in society .

He painted famous people such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth  Taylor amongst others. He opened the Factory and had workers reproducing his work for him. He mixed in celebrity circles and loved the whole Hollywood glamour culture. After his death a memorial service was held in Manhattan on April 1, 1987, at St. Patrick's Cathederal New York.

His influence in Pop Art still lives on today. 

Romero Britto




Romero Britto FIfa World Cup 2010 Design

Romero Brtto is a modern day Pop Art Artist , born in Brazil in 1963. His style has all the hallmarks of early pop art. He has worked with well known brands designing for the likes of Audi, Bentley, FIFA for whom he designed  the poster for the 2010 World Cup. He has also  worked with  Disney and Evian to name but a few He also does a lot of work for Charity organisations.



Romero Britto Pop Art

Romero Britto Design

Romero Britto Design

Andy Warhol/Pop Art images

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