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KAWS - BBF - Black - Pop Art
By KAWS
Located in Asheville, NC
KAWS BBF - Black Open unknown edition Unsigned KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

Materials

Plastic, Resin

KAWS - BBF - Black - Pop Art
KAWS - BBF - Black - Pop Art
H 13.19 in W 5.71 in D 3.27 in
Novanamic mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Novanamic mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Ionnazol mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Ionnazol mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper Year
Category

2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Chorioferol mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Chorioferol mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper
Category

2010s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Solaset mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Solaset mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper Year
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Alfuderm mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Alfuderm mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper Year
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Hematriptan mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Hematriptan mRNA (black) (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art) Digital Print on Archival Paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

"Black Triangle, " Black Pop Art Etching signed by James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Black Triangle" is an original black etching by Pop artist James Rosenquist. The artist signed the
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Flores Black, Pop Art Flocked Metal Sculpture by Kenny Scharf
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flores Black Kenny Scharf, American (1958) Date: 2020 Shaped aluminum with black flock mounted to a
Category

2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dice Series, Chartreuse Yellow Six (black) - Pop Art Color Photography
By Heidler & Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
A yellow dice suspended on a black background, hypnotically curious in both content and technique
Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Eve (Pink/Black)", Pop Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren 1974
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Eve (Pink) Year: 1974 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 18 x 18 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. (5...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

The Black Dog Balloon - Minimalist Abstract 3D Textural Black Pop Art Painting
By Virginie Schroeder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop culture imagery that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mighty Crowns - Original Red Black Pop Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
red and black original pop urban artwork on paper is 36 inches square. The artwork is signed and dated
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Elvis", Denied Andy Warhol Silver & Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
historic paradigm of Pop Art from a breath-taking moment in Art History. With devastating immediacy and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Composition in Red and Black, Pop Art Lithograph by George Deem
By George Deem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Deem Title: Composition in Red and Black Year: circa 1979 Medium: Lithograph
Category

1970s Conceptual Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gummi Bears #2 + Glitter, Small - BLACK (Pop Art, Warhol) (~50% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Jurgen Kuhl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Warhol for the first time. The American Pop Art artist had come on the occasion of the famous exhibition
Category

2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Glitter, Screen

"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the original superstar artist, Double Elvis is a historic paradigm of Pop Art from a breath-taking
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Crow and Bone - Original Red Black Pop Art Bird Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
red and black original pop urban artwork on paper is 36 inches square. The artwork is signed and dated
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

8.6 Ft Tall Black Pop Art Indoor Giraffe Chandelier by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Giraffe in Love" is the new product born from artist/designer Marcantonio. It is a dreamy indoor giraffe holding a classic Marie-Thérèse style chandelier. It represents irony and li...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Personal Computer Series 'Alpha' - Black and white pop art photography
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
window mount and a choice of black or white box frame. It is signed and numbered on reverse accompanied
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Personal Computer Series 'Contrast' - Black and white pop art photography
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
window mount and a choice of black or white box frame. It is signed and numbered on reverse accompanied
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Lego Land, Pop Art Photograph by Monica Shulman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Monica Shulman, American (1977 - ) - Lego Land, Year: circa 2008, Medium: Photograph, signed and dated in ink on verso, Image Size: 13 x 19.5 inches, Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Stay On Target - limited edition - Pop Art Print Oversize
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Stay On Target- archival pigment print by the London based contemporary pop art image creator
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Turquoise Atomic - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Turquoise Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Turquoise Atomic - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Turquoise Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Turquoise Atomic - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Turquoise Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iggy Pop Photograph New York, 1982 (Iggy Pop New York)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Iggy Pop, The Godfather of Punk - captured by heralded New York underground photographer Fernando
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Pink Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Pink Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based
Category

2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Marvel Comic Book, Amazing Spider Man Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
graduated from Manhattan's School of Industrial Art in 1947, having attended for three years after spending
Category

20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork: M5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

"Modernismo M3" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 2/12 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M3" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 2/12 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork: M3
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 3/12 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 3/12 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 2/12 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 2/12 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork: M5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Loretta Devine and David Ogburn, Pop Art Gelatin Silver Print Photograph
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - Loretta Devine and David Ogburn, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, Image Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches, Size: 8.5 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Wilfred and Friends, Pop Art Gelatin Silver Print Photograph by David Ogburn
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - Wilfred and Friends, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, Image Size: 7.75 x 10.75 inches, Size: 8.5 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Oggi and Woman, Pop Art Gelatin Silver Print Photograph by David Ogburn
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - Oggi and Woman, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, Image Size: 7.75 x 8.75 inches, Size: 8.5 x 9.75 in. (21.59 x 24.77 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"60x48" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Bob" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Bob" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iggy Pop photograph Detroit 1968 (Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
garage rock, punk rock, hard rock, art rock, new wave, jazz, blues, and electronic. Iggy Pop's hits
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

40x50 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

48x36 " Marlon Brando" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS" The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

50x40 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 150 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

50x40 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Unsigned Framing optio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Unsigned Framing op...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

48x64 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

48x36 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS" The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

64x48 " Marlon Brando" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Marlon Brando. Archival photographic paper Framing options available Signed editio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

48x36 " Marlon Brando" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS" The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

64x48 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Edition of 10 Signe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

48x36 "Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Museum grade exhibition poster print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

40x50 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tyler Shields - Marilyn Pop art, Photography 2023, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
, and Lydia Hearst, Mr. Shield’s art captures the emergence of an artist and his medium into a more
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, C Print

24x36 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Museum grade exhibition poster print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Questions About Black Pop Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art is a movement, started in the 1950s, that uses imagery from popular culture.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Pop art started because artists sought to react to the mass consumerism of the 1950s with the goal of putting popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Works associated with Pop art are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners endeavored to challenge the status quo. Pop artists broke with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and made pointed statements about current events. 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, but Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Opinions vary on who the father of Pop art may be. Pop art emerged in the 1950s in Britain and flourished in 1960s-era America as a reaction to postwar mass consumerism. Some argue that Andy Warhol deserves the title because he helped shape the movement during the 1960s. However, other artists like Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton began producing what’s now considered Pop art a decade earlier. Other artists who made important contributions to Pop art include Marta Minujín, Claes Oldenburg, Rosalyn Drexler, James Rosenquist, Peter Blake and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Pop Art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Yes, Pop art is considered postmodern.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024
    British Pop art is a style of art that emerged in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. British artist 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, which reacted to the period's consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Although British artists launched the Pop art 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. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Pop art refers to a movement that emerged during the mid- to late-1950s. It is art based on popular culture and mass media and works to critique traditional fine art values. Find many different works under the Pop art category on 1stDibs.
    Irena Orlov ArtMarch 1, 2021
    It emerged in 1950 in United States and England. It is characterized by using images as objects of popular culture or everyday life, obtained from the media. Through irony, it reflected the society of the time, marked by consumerism, materialism, the cult of image and fashion.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    There was no single founder of Pop art, as many artists contributed to the development of the movement. Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the unconventional new style. Although Hamilton and other British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts.

    Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent American Pop artist. 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. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art was influenced by advertising and other forms of mass marketing

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    The reason why it is called Pop art is that artists who participated in the movement drew inspiration from popular, or "pop," culture. One of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. Its practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. They 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. Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
    Artists in the United Kingdom started the Pop art movement 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. London-born artist Richard Hamilton is widely believed to have had a pioneering role in Pop art, which drew on imagery from popular culture - comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media - to create paintings and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way. Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Rosalyn Drexler are some of the American artists associated with the history of Pop art. Find original Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Who is considered the father of Pop art is open for debate. Some experts give the title to Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Others may argue that Roy Lichtenstein deserves the credit, as his work drawing from print media helped to define the style. Another potential candidate is Richard Hamilton, whose 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the Pop art movement. Shop a diverse assortment of Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Opinions vary as to what the most famous piece of Pop art is. Two major contenders for the title are Andy Warhol's 1961–62 series Campbell's Soup Cans and Roy Lichtenstein's 1963 diptych painting Whaam!. Other notable Pop art works include A Bigger Splash by David Hockney, Flag by Jasper Johns, Crying Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, Radiant Baby by Keith Haring, the Marilyn Triptych by Andy Warhol, and Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The bright colors and graphic patterns and imagery of Pop art continue to influence fashion, prompting the industry’s designers to integrate provocative color pairings and visuals commonly associated with mass media and advertising into their garments. You can see examples of this in iconic pieces by Pierre Cardin, Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood as well as in the work of many contemporary designers. Specifically, the well-known portraits that Andy Warhol created of celebrities and pop culture figures made their way into fashion by designers who incorporated images of popular celebrities into their clothing designs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Andy Warhol is one of the most famous Pop artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein started producing Pop art in the 1950s. His work drew inspiration from advertisements and comic books. In the 1960s, his work became widely known, and today, historians credit him with greatly influencing the Pop art movement. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein painted Pop art to comment on geopolitical and social issues of his time. He patterned his work off of mass media like advertising and comic books to help convey his messages. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Yes, Alex Katz's style is Pop art. During the 1950s, he experimented with collage and painting on aluminum sheets, with his later work in the 1960s drawing inspiration from film and advertising. In the 1970s, Katz expanded into portrait groups that regularly depicted the cultural scene of New York. In the 1980s, he extended his focus to fashion and its supermodels. These sources of inspiration align with Pop art's focus on transforming elements of popular culture into fine art. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Alex Katz art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    The artist known for the black-and-white optical illusion art called Movement in Squares is Bridget Riley. Riley states that she draws inspiration for her spectacular abstractions expressed in paintings and prints largely from nature, which she defines as a “dynamism of visual forces — an event rather than an appearance.” The British artist produced her iconic piece, Movement in Squares, in 1961. Find a wide range of Bridget Riley art on 1stDibs.