Pop art is an art movement that developed in the 1960s in America and Britain. Its artwork was characterised by its use of commonplace objects, media icons and the comic book art style alongside their other influences such as film, television and advertising.
This movement came about as a counter towards the principles of what defined high-end and low-end art. On their journey towards introducing the idea that hierarchies amongst culture did not exist, they utilised and brought distinction to various aspects of popular culture with their simplistic yet eye-catching style. Artists created their bright and vibrant works with silkscreen printing, lithography, collage and many more methods, often in conjunction.
With these artworks, artists celebrated the products of the machine-industrial age, exploring what everyday life contained and consisted of. Pop art took inspiration from Dada in the sense that it looked to ridicule the standards of contemporary art such as those that were part of the Abstract Expressionism movement for example.
Pioneer artists of this movement feature Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Eduardo Paolozzi to name a few.
From my point of view, it seemed as though artists adopted an impersonal attitude towards their artworks so as to mimic the nature of their modern society and how subjects of favoured customs were mindlessly mass-produced due to the ease and as well as to satisfy the people of the community. Artists demonstrated how this way of life progressed to the extent where originality within culture and individuality amongst people was cast aside.
Jasmine Cooper 