Pop Art

Pop art emerged in the late 1950s in the United States. This challenged tradition by stating that an artist's use of mass-produced visual commodities is connected with fine art. Pop art removes the materials from the framework and separates the object, or it sometiems combines it with other objects. The true concept of pop art though refers not as much to the art itself, but to the attitudes that led to it. Pop art shows the aspects of mass culture, such as advertising, and comic books. It is widely interpreted as abstract expressionism.
Pop art is intended to employ images of popular culture opposed to exclusive culture in art. It is also related with the use of mechanical means of reproduction techniques. Product labeling and logos are a type of imagery chosen by pop artists. As for the origins of pop art, in North America it developed very differently then other countries. In America, it marked a return to hard-edged structures and realistic art. On the other hand pop art in Britain for example was a matter of ideas fueled by American popular culture, while the American artists were inspired by the experiences of living in the culture.
Andy Warhol has been claimed by many people to be the most famous figure in Pop Art. He attempted to take pop art beyond an artistic style to a life style, and his work often displays a lack of human affection that dispenses with the many peers he has. By 1962, the Pop artists began to exhibit in commercial galleries in New York and Los Angeles, this was a great advancement for pop art culture.

The basic knowledge of pop art is taking a commercial item and increasing it in size. It can be a sculpture, a painting or some other type of art. My opinion on pop art is that it is very time consuming. That's also considering I did a giant m&m bag sculpture,which i could have made smaller. Which would have taken less time. For me though pop art is a lot of fun. For mixed media we did pop art. Just using the materials in the room you can make a great product. The only things i used on mine is poster paper, news paper, paper mache, staples and paint.