He was slick as an advertisement and emotionless as consumerism. He only made a self portrait when he himself was famous!Īndy Warhol Marilyn Monroe: the 60’s sex symbol/iconĪndy Warhol Andy Warhol was the quintessential 60’s pop artist. Gold Marilyn Soup Cans Heinz Ketchup Painting, FILM, silkscreen, sculpture, magazines, performance art, video ART, INSTALLATION ART … he did it all! Andy WarholĪndy Warhol Iconic figures make iconic art! Warhol only made works of famous people and things.Īndy Warhol Warhol only made works of famous people and things. Jasper Johns Jasper Johns, “Three Flags”, collage and encaustic.
Jasper Johns, “Target with Plaster Casts”, 1958 It also influenced later Pop Art so it’s also sometimes called Proto-Pop. Proto-Pop Guy #2: Jasper Johns The work of Rauschenberg and Johns resembled DADAISM so is sometimes called ‘Neo-Dada’. Rauschenberg, Collage Rauschenberg, “Bed” Rauschenberg’s use of everyday, commercial objects and images from Pop Culture influenced the next generation of artists.
Rauschenberg, “Ladder” Rauschenberg, “JFK” Rauschenberg created a style that combined mass media images, issues and found objects with action painting, screen printing and installation sculpture. Proto-pop guy #1:Robert Rauschenberg Rauschenberg understood that the world he lived in was inundated with images, symbols and consumer goods - all of differing meaning, but all connected. New ways of making art with new techniques and new philosophies: That was the 1960s Robert Rauschenberg NO FUN! Is Pop art a celebration OF or a comment on popular culture? … it was in many ways a reaction to the times and a revolt against the intellectualism of Abstract Expressionism.ĬARS? FUN! Is Pop art a celebration OF or a comment on popular culture? SEX? FUN! FAST FOOD? FUN! Pop art was about youth, fun and most importantly it was about the now! Cold war?! Nuclear war?!! We could all be dead tomorrow so let’s just have fun!
The 1960’s - America is the superpower, rich with industrial production and world influence. Welcome to the 60’s where youth is hip baby. For the first time in history television is a new influence and cultural power it is cultural power with an eye for consumerism. The first batch of baby boomers are entering early adulthood with new hope, new dreams and progress. “Pop Art”: Fine art that uses the images, colours and visual language of pop culture. “Pop Culture”: refers to commercially available, trendy, hot things in capitalist culture: the latest fashion, the most popular movies, TV shows, trendy websites, trashy magazines, fast food, movie stars and pop music.
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