Pop Art (Noun)
Meaning
A school of art that emerged in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and became prevalent in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1960s; it imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The museum's latest exhibit features a collection of pop art from the 1960s, including works by Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns.
- The artist's use of bright colors and bold graphics was a clear nod to the pop art movement of the 1950s and 60s.
- The pop art of the 1960s often incorporated images from advertising and comic books, challenging traditional notions of high art.
- The artist's pop art-inspired sculpture of a giant soup can has become a beloved landmark in the city.
- The gallery's retrospective on pop art included works by Ed Ruscha, Robert Rauschenberg, and other pioneers of the movement.