POP ART

Notes

• Subtopic: Introduction to Pop Art Pop Art began in the 1950s, during a time when advertising, movies, and consumer products were taking over people's lives. Essentially, artists turned ordinary things into something artistic and broke down the barrier between "high" and "low" art. • Subtopic: Key Characteristics of Pop Art **UK** - Pop Art started in the UK first. - Artists were really interested in American pop culture. - They used images from the US to critique how it was changing people's identities and values. - British Pop Art was often more intellectual. **US** - Pop Art started in the late 1950s. - Artists' work was bold, colorful, and often celebrated consumer culture. - They turned ordinary things into super iconic artworks. - Their style used bright colors, repetition, and techniques that made the art feel mass-produced. • Subtopic: What Artists Wanted to Represent Pop artists wanted to reflect the modern world—a world full of brands, fame, and consumer products. Instead of avoiding pop culture, they embraced and exaggerated it, often with irony or humor. Their work questioned what counts as art, how media influences us, and how society consumes images, products...