Pop Arts History
Pop Arts History
Like pop music, pop art also aimed to utilize images of popular
culture in art. It emphasizes on the predictable or attractive
elements of any given culture. Pop art at a time embattled a
broad audience, and often it claimed to do so. However, much of
pop art is considered very educational, as it is very easy to
comprehend.
Roy Lichtenstein
Born in New York, Roy Lichtenstein studied at the Art Student’s
League and then the Ohio State University. From 1943 to 1946,
he taught at the latter and then moved on to teach at New York
State and Rutgers Universities. In 1949, Lichtenstein began
exhibited his early work, which had strong influences of both
Cubism and Abstract Expressionism. After meeting Allan Kaprow
at Rutgers, he became interested in consumerism and American
culture and spurred the development of the Pop Art movement.