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Pop Art Still-life 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
Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Multicolor Installation - Multicolor Pop Art Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Multicolor Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifull...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Galatea 6 - Contemporary photography, Pop Art, Nude, Lilies, Lemons, Plants
Located in Brighton, GB
Galatea 6 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in an Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof with Dimensions of 100cm x 100cm. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print, Digital

Roy II.
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
A Hahnemuehle Fine Art Print, attributed to Roy Lichtenstein. Editioned of 25.
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ghost Rider Cowboy Cyan - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Cyan), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Hammer & Sickle, acetate of iconic image, given by Warhol to Chromacomp Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Hammer & Sickle, 1976 Acetate negative acquired directly from Chromacomp, inc. Andy Warhol's printer in the 1970s. accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from the r...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Ghost Rider Cowboy Blue - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Blue), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Bananas
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Dice Series Four Purple Sparkles Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Four Dice Purple Sparkles. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. He...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice Series Three Raspberry Sparkles Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Three Dice Raspberry Sparkles. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice Series One Cyan Sparkles Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - One Cyan Sparkles. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection Green, Pink Orange Three Framed Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Three Framed Artworks. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesm...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection Pink Mint Yellow Blue Four Framed Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Four Framed Pop Art prints. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - Contemporary pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, captured at Viva Las Vegas, this fun piece has a cool kitsch vibe. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print. Acco...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ghost Rider Cowboy Blue - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Blue), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Four Framed Ghost Rider Cowboy - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
A set of four framed artworks, Ghost Rider Cowboy Blue, Purple Cyan and Mauve, pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of ...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ghost Rider Cowboy Cyan - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Cyan), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice - Set of Six Framed Large Photography Prints
Located in Cambridge, GB
Dice - One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six. Set of six framed ready to hang artworks. This installation comprises of 6 individually framed artworks each measuring 30" x 30" x 2". The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection Grey Green Lilac Three Framed Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Three Framed Artworks. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesm...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection 'All Rights Reserved (Ombre)' - Pop art color photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
All Rights Reserved (Psychedelic Ombre), from the Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection, Yellow Tinted Cassette - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Yellow Tinted Cassette from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past ...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection - Pink Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Pink Tinted Cassette' from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past a...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Mint Tinted Cassette' from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past a...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice Series Six Blue Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Six Dice Blue. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & Heep...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection, Printed in the United States - Orange, Pop Art Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A celebration of the vinyl record and analo...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Galatea 7 - Contemporary Photography, Pop Art, Nude, Papaya, Lillies, Fruit
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Galatea 7 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in an Edition of 9 + 2 A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Dice - Set of Six Small Framed Photography Prints
Located in Cambridge, GB
Dice - One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six. Set of six framed ready to hang artworks. This installation comprises of 6 individually framed artworks each measuring 16" x 16" x 1.5". Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Japanese Toy (Motorcycle)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Dice Series Five Green Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Five Dice Green. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & He...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice Series Two Green Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Two Dice Green. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & Hee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection, Yellow Recording - Conceptual, Pop Art, Colour Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A celebration of the vinyl record and analo...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Grapes, 1981 (I)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection, Flip to Play (Orange) - Conceptual, Pop Art, Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A celebration of the vinyl record and analogue technology, which reflects the artists practice within photography. This record features an orange Motorhead Record. The unique artist's process creates a negative so the writing in the centre is in reverse. This is a particularly unique piece in the collection with an orange background. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print, dry-mounted to aluminium, presented in a 25mm museum board white window mount and a box frame made professionally in the UK. Client may choose the frame colour of Black or White. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A celebration of the vinyl record and analogue technology, which reflects the artists practice within photography. This record features a textured lime green vintage...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lobsters
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Set of Three Framed Pop Art Vinyl Collection Red Green Purple Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Three Framed Artworks. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesm...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lobsters
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Shoes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Lobster
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Galatea 11 - Contemporary photography, Pop Art, Nude, Erotic, Exotic fruits
Located in Brighton, GB
Galatea 11 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in an Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof with Dimensions of 100cm x 150cm. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to orde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print, Digital

Eggs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Polaroid

Liquor bottle, glasses and paper towel still life
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Galatea 5 - Contemporary photography, Pop art, Nude, Plants, Lily, Mango, Fruit
Located in Brighton, GB
Galatea 5 is a stunning C-Print on Fujiflex paper with dimensions of 40" x 60". This is print 9 of 9 + 2 Artist Proof. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print, Digital

Ghost Rider Cowboy Mauve - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Mauve), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibra...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection, This is a Free Record (Blue) - Conceptual Pop Art Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising collection. A celebration of the vinyl record and analogue technology, which reflects the artists practice within photography. This record features a muted tone blue Joy Division flexi-disc vintage...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Galatea 4 - Contemporary photography, Nude, Pop Art, Plants, Sunset
Located in Brighton, GB
Galatea 4 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in an Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof with Dimensions of 100cm x 150cm. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print, Digital

Motel Entrance II, Salton Sea, California - Mid-Century Architecture Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Classic mid-century architecture in this artwork from the Salton Sea California. Rich blues, palm trees with pops of orange create the perfect palette with the Agfa Ultra film rebate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ghost Rider Cowboy Purple - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Purple), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibr...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Four Framed Ghost Rider Cowboy - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
A set of four framed artworks, Ghost Rider Cowboy Blue, Purple Cyan and Mauve, pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of ...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection Four Individual Artworks - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection Set of Four. Featuring 'Type II Pink', 'Chrome Tutti Frutti', 'Type II Tutti Frutti', 'Chrome Blue'. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative ...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ghost Rider Cowboy Mauve - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Mauve), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibra...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

B Side Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Blues Installation - Pop Art Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps B Side Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Blue Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautiful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ghost Rider Cowboy Purple - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Purple), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibr...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ladies, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Interior Pink Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ladies, photograph by Richard Heeps, from his Jersey Shore series. Taken in Wildwood, the historic Doo-Wop Town of New Jersey, this kitsch signage is perfect Pop Art and is typical o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Jukebox Installation - Multicolor Pop Art Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Nine Piece Jukebox Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection B Side Set of Nine Small Framed Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past and their personalities. Tapes are significant in both their live...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Kraftwerk - Das Model - Accutrac 4000
Located in New York City, NY
Kai Schaeffer World Records Accutrac 4000 Kraftwerk - Das Model 41 x 45 cm 16 x 18 in Edition of 10 91 x 100 cm 36 x 40 in Edition of 5 127 x 138 cm 50 x 54 in Edition of 5 Wor...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

The Rovers, Burnham Market, Norfolk - Multi-color vintage book photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The Rovers, vintage books photograph from Richard Heeps series 'In The Treasure Trove', featuring the multicolour spines of the iconic children's Annuals, photographed in a vintage b...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print

Vinyl Collection Lavender Blue Mauve Three Framed Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Three Framed Artworks. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesm...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pop Art still-life photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art still-life photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, pink, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Heidler & Heeps, Andy Warhol, Richard Heeps, and Tortora & Travezan. Frequently made by artists working with C Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art still-life photography, so small editions measuring 3.38 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $193 and tops out at $60,000, while the average work sells for $1,125.

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