I heart pop art

Pop art became an American phenomenon in the 1960s because of its personal artistic expression, and included some strong influences of the previous movement, abstract expressionism.

According to Lucy Lippard’s book, Pop Art, this art movement of pop art was born twice: While it first evolved in Europe, then migrated to New York City. With this movement struck New York, many influential artists took the forefront.

Major players from the east coast in the pop art industry are Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist. These New York City inspired artists helped move a trend into a major movement that is still very popular today.

This movement appealed to the youth because of its bright colors, geometric shapes, giant scale and iconic people. Andy Warhol presented a lot famous people in his artwork like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jackie Kennedy and Mao Zedong. His style of mixed media, including photographs, paint and prints. Re-prints are still commonly seen and sold in many stores.

Roy Lichtenstein took a wide range of subjects and genres. His trademark style exemplifies bright colors, dot patterns, stripes, and strong outlines.

Pop art became a major trend that evolved abstractism, while experimenting with shapes. Many artists would take a well-known symbol and manipulate the image to appear in a different distorted manner, using commercial techniques and colors to convey remarkable images.

According to Roy Lichtenstein Prints, Jordan Schnitzer and his family foundation of Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on campus also has an interest in pop art. He has extensive collections of Lichtenstein and Warhol’s prints.