Pop Art

DEFINITION:

Pop Art is short for Popular Art. It is inspired by comic strips, advertising, and popular entertainment. It is a modern art movement, started in the 1950's, which uses the imagery, styles, and themes of advertising, mass media, and popular culture.

Pop Art is a connection between reality and art, handled with abstract means e.g. famous people, food products, comics, animals. Pop art can be any every day item that is drawn in a brash and colourful way.

FAMOUS Pop ARTISTS:

Andy Warhol