POP Art

I Was A Rich Man's Play Thing

1947

Eduardo Paolozzi started creating collages in 1947 using clippings from magazines. These images were playfully commenting on popular culture, technology, and glamor. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/paolozzi-i-was-a-rich-mans-plaything-t01462

The Independent Group

1952

This Independent Group was formed by like-minded young artists of the '50s as a way to establish POP Art. The group included "Richard Hamilton, Nigel Henderson, John McHale, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull" (Tate). https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/independent-group

Eduardo Paolozzi on BUNK

1952

In 1952, Eduardo Paolozzi started an art movement that would eventually be called POP Art when he lectured on the cultural and artistic significance of advertising materials while showing slides of collages he constructed using advertisements. The image depicted is titled "Evadne in Green Dimension." https://discover.goldmarkart.com/eduardo-paolozzi-bunk/

This Is Tomorrow Exhibition

1956

The "This Is Tomorrow Exhibition" was a collaborative POP Art installation that included work by Richard Hamilton titled "Just what was it that made yesterday’s homes so different, so appealing?" https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hamilton-just-what-was-it-that-made-yesterdays-homes-so-different-so-appealing-upgrade-p20271

The Arts and the Mass Media

1958

Lawrence Alloway published an article titled "The Arts and the Mass Media" in Architectural Design. The article popularized POP Art. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lawrence-Alloway

James Rosenquist "President Elect Painting"

1960

Rosenquist depicted the POTUS as a consumer good alongside a yellow Chevy and cake. https://www.theartstory.org/artist/rosenquist-james/artworks/

Coca-Cola [2]

1961

Andy's first POP Art painting was not a silkscreen but an actual painting on canvas. Andy was a little late to the POP art part because POP Art got its start in the UK. https://www.warhol.org/andy-warhols-life/#:~:text=In%201961%2C%20Warhol%20created%20his,silkscreens%20did%20not%20happen%20suddenly.

Look Mickey

1961

Roy Lichtenstein appropriated pop-culture imagery and improved it aesthetically by altering the image slightly, expanding its size, and altering the text within the speech bubbles.

Campbell’s Soup Cans

1962

Andy has his first solo show using his "Campbell's Soup Cans" series. This marks the start of Andy using silkscreen methods to reproduce his images. https://www.warhol.org/andy-warhols-life/#:~:text=In%201961%2C%20Warhol%20created%20his,silkscreens%20did%20not%20happen%20suddenly.

Edward Ruscha "Honk"

1962

Ruscha used words and phrases in his POP Art paintings. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/edward-ruscha-1882/ed-ruscha-and-art-everyday

Claes Oldenburg "Floor Cake"

1962

Oldenburg worked with sculptural forms that depict consumer goods that he scaled up to change the object's relationship to the viewer. https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2009/10/31/claes-oldenburg-conservation-of-floor-cake/

Ale Cans

1964

Jasper Johns created "Ale Cans" to remove the common item from its intended context and show it to the consumers for the first time in the context of aesthetics. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/342017

A Bigger Splash

1967

David Hockney's "A Bigger Splash" is an example of pop art that is not a reproduction or repurposing of items. It has the same mechanical, printed, almost manufactured aesthetic that became part of the movement. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hockney-a-bigger-splash-t03254/understanding-david-hockneys-bigger-splash