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Pop Art Abstract Photography

POP ART STYLE

Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.

ORIGINS OF POP ART

CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

POP ARTISTS TO KNOW

ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS

The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.

Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted this unconventional new style.

Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.

Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. Much like Warhol, Lichtenstein drew his subjects from print media, particularly comic strips, producing paintings and sculptures characterized by primary colors, bold outlines and halftone dots, elements appropriated from commercial printing. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.

Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.

Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

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Style: Pop Art
"Emulsion 8" Photography 40'x40' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 8" Photography 40'x40' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor Printed on fujiflex mounted on aluminum laminated and framed with a costume floater frame. EMULSION series O...
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"Peep Land" 1970s Times Square New York photograph (70s NY street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In 1978, photographer Fernando Natalici, the creative mind behind the graphic design for iconic venues like CBGB and the Mudd Club, spent twenty-four hours shooting the raw scenery of Times Square and 42nd Street. "Natalici's shots candidly recall a Times Square of flashing marquee lights, electric sexual energy and wild lawlessness. His photographs resuscitate a New York of yesteryear in all of its chiaroscuro, with it all of the dark tenets of urban life that are today masked beneath a glossy veil of uniformity." (Jessica Dailey, Curbed NY, July 29th 2014) Archival Inkjet Print 13 x 19 inches. Hand signed & titled in ink on the verso from a limited edition of 15. Excellent condition. Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180...
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"Emulsion 13" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
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Vegan Beauty
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"Emulsion 12" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 2/20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
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"Emulsion 6" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 6" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor Size: 40" x 40" inch Size framed: 42" x 42" inch This artwork printed on a highest resolution fine ...
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"Emulsion 10" (FRAMED) Photography 48" x 72" inch Edition 1/6 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
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Abstract Pattern
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Vinyl Collection, Nine Piece B Side Installation (no.3) - Pop Art Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
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"Modernismo M2" Abstract Photography 40" x 80" inch Ed. 2/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M2" Abstract Photography 40" x 80" inch Ed. 2/10 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 40x80 Inches trim bleed Artwork finished size 42x82 Inches Limited edition 2 of 10 Artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Eternal Recurrence #2. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #2 Archival Pigment Print of Photographic Paper 60" x 53.5" Edition 1/5 2015 ________________________________ Natasha Zupan’s work juxtaposes emotion, reflection...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Eternal Recurrence #17. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #17 by Natasha Zupan Archival pigment print of photographic paper Image size: 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W Edition of 5 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Eternal Recurrence #42. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #42 by Natasha Zupan Archival pigment print on photographic paper Image size: 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W Edition of 5 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Eternal Recurrence #3. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #3 by Natasha Zupan Archival pigment print of photographic paper Image size: 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W Edition of 5 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Eternal Recurrence #27. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #27 by Natasha Zupan Archival pigment print of photographic paper Image size: 53.5 in. H x 60 in. W Edition 5 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Pl...
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Eternal Recurrence #48. Photo collage with intervention
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #48 by Natasha Zupan Photo collage with intervention by the artist Image size: 14 in. H x 11.5 in. W Framed 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please...
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Eternal Recurrence #44. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #44 Archival Pigment Print of Photographic Paper 60" x 53.5" Edition 1/5 2015 ________________________________ Natasha Zupan’s work juxtaposes emotion, reflecti...
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Eternal Recurrence #9, Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #8 by Natasha Zupan Archival pigment print of photographic paper Image size: 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W Edition of 5 2015 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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