Pop Art is an art movement that took place in the later 1950's and 1960's. Artists of this era embraced objects of everyday life and mainstream ideas of mass consumption. "I consume therefore I am" became the Pop mantra. The popular consumer items that flooded postwar America included televisions, cars, dishwashers, comic books and cans of soup, these all became the subject of a growing style of American art: Pop. It was during this time that artists, as well as everyone else, became bombarded with television commercials and bright advertisements. Artists associated with the Pop Art movement, such as Lichtenstein, Warhol, Wesselmann and Rosenquist, reacted with pieces that were brightly colored, clean, fun and upbeat. Whether an artist utilized screen print reproduction, comic book style, or domestic motifs they were commenting on the immediacy of contemporary culture being pumped into their living rooms via television, magazines or billboards.
Our artwork utilizes several characteristics associated with Pop Art. The colors used in the portraits are vivid and captivating. The lines drawn are sharp and highly stylized. Each portrait is inspired by the high contrast of Andy Warhol as well as the clean comic book style of Roy Liechtenstein.
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