Pop Art Flashcards
Campbell’s Soup Cans byAndy Warhol
Salient Features = Repetitious imagery of the soup cans, the Campbell’s soup cans fall into societies trends/pop culture (GIMMICK), the soup cans were a symbol of advertisements as art.
Context = It was the 1950s and 60s, the gay liberation movement occurred to urge others to express their homosexuality. Automation was reflecting the time, Andy Warhol wanted advertisements as art not art as advertisement. Pop art was essentially short term
Fun Fact = loved sugar, ate Campbell soup everyday, studio was called a factory.
Marilyn Monroe series by Andy Warhol
Salient Features = Repetitious imagery of the Marilyn Monroe, the gimmick is the well known celebrity Marylin Monroe attracting attention to the viewers, the colors illustrate Marilyn’s vibrant personality. And represents truth vs.reality in Hollywood.
Context = It was the 1950s and 60s, the gay liberation movement occurred to urge others to express their homosexuality. Automation was reflecting the time, Andy Warhol wanted advertisements as art not art as advertisement. Pop art was essentially short term
Fun Fact = loved sugar, ate Campbell soup everyday, studio was called a factory. Collected autographs.
In The Car by Roy Lichtenstein
Salient features = Movements in the lines, a visual stereotype of American culture, up close are a seis of dots (Ben day dots), because of mass production he used a cheap way to manufacture a color. Along with harsh shading.
Context = Pop art was during the 50s which included imagery from popular and mass culture like comic books and mass produced products. Lichtenstein wanted to visualize stereotypes of American culture; minimalistic, valgrization and a direct response to capitalist America. Feminism, civil rights and gay liberation were a major factor during this time period.
-Appropriation = the action of taking something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission.
Fun fact = Went to an all boys school and was from New York.
Whaam! By Roy Lichetenstein
Salient features = Onomatopoeia, ben day dots, primary color scheme, movement in the lines, and two equal size pannels.
Context = Pop art was during the 50s which included imagery from popular and mass culture like comic books and mass produced products. Lichtenstein wanted to visualize stereotypes of American culture; minimalistic, valgrization and a direct response to capitalist America. Feminism, civil rights and gay liberation were a major factor during this time period.
-Appropriation = the action of taking something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission.
Fun fact = Went to an all boys school and was from New York.
American Collecters (Fred and Marcia Weisman)
By David Hockney
Salient features = Double portrait containing two people, bright color scheme correlating to a potentially cloudless L.A. the totem intentionally mimics David Hockey’s figure. AND challenged himself by painting water surface. OUR EYES ARE DRAWN TO THE WOMAN IN PINK
Context = The most common motifs for David Hockney are double portraits, swimming pools and homosexuality. During this time period was the gay liberation movement. Pop art was during the 50s which included imagery from popular and mass culture like comic books and mass produced products.
Fun fact = He’s British and still alive.
Portrait of an Artist (pool with two figures)
By David Hockney
Salient features = Double portrait containing two people, bright color scheme correlating to a potentially cloudless L.A. the totem intentionally mimics David Hockey’s figure. AND challenged himself by painting water surface
Context = The most common motifs for David Hockney are double portraits, swimming pools and homosexuality. During this time period was the gay liberation movement. Pop art was during the 50s which included imagery from popular and mass culture like comic books and mass produced products.
Fun fact = He’s British and still alive. This painting represents his love life. The man watching the guy swimming represents his boyfriend who recently cheated on him. Him observing the other person is the focal point correlating to how his boyfriend was looking at other people even though they were still in a relationship.
-His most famous piece is “a big slash”
Ben day dots
relies upon small colored dots (typically cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) that are variously spaced and combined to create shading and colors in images
Gimmick
a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business.
Def of pop art
Pop art was during the 50s which included imagery from popular and mass culture like comic books and mass produced products. Was during the gay liberation movement
What were David Hockney’s common motifs?
Double portrait, swimming pools, and homosexuality
Key words of pop art in general (7)
- Ownership
- Appropriation
- Cliche
- Onomatopoeia
- Industry
- Gimmick
- Parody = imitation of a style
