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The Pop Art Tradition: Responding to Mass-Culture

Door Eric Shanes

Categorie
Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer
#237392
Titel
The Pop Art Tradition: Responding to Mass-Culture
Auteur
Shanes, Eric
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Parkstone International
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
1859959954
ISBN13
9781859959954
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Pop Art, an abbreviation of Popular Art, is a movement that found its origins in England in the 1950s but realised its full potential in New York in the 60s. The name referred to the interest of a number of artists, such as Robert Rauschenberg (born 1925) and Jasper Johns (born 1930), in the imagery and techniques of consumerism and popular culture. Pop Art, led by the cult figure of Andy Warhol, was probably the most extraordinary innovation of 20th century art. It put art into everyday terms and so helped close the gap between ""high art"" and ""low art."" The British artist Richard Hamilton defined Pop Art as: ""popular, transient, expendable, low-cost, mass-produced, young, witty, sexy, glamorous, and Big Business."" Richly
... (Lees verder)documented and clearly structured, this book provides an overall view as well as a new and insightful perspective on Pop Art and the works of the artists who were at the forefront of this movement.
Pagina's
256
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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