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Capobianco Pop Art Rainbow Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, born 1928) abstract pop art acrylic on canvas depicting a black
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mazzega Chandelier Pop Art Design Murano Art Glass, 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mazzega chandelier pop Art design Murano art glass 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$1,827 Sale Price
30% Off
Sam the Cat Prototype Study
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
fascination with everyday subjects and his distinctive approach to pop art. This prototype painting, part of
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Richard Anderson Wizard of Oz Pop Art Lithograph
By Robert Anderson
Located in Woodbury, CT
A whimsical pop art lithograph by Robert Anderson, depicting characters from The Wizard of Oz
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Cola bottles, or cigarette boxes.
Ramos emerged from the 1960’s Pop art movement through his
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Dated 1965
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging in Olive, Red, Orange and Yellow, Dated 1965
A striking
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Yarn, Wool, Canvas
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$161 Sale Price
38% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Plastic
$161 Sale Price
32% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$142 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$161 Sale Price
38% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$151 Sale Price
41% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$180 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$161 Sale Price
38% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$142 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plastic
$142 Sale Price
20% Off
Luminous Esperia Italian Pop Art Design Panels, 1970
By Esperia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Luminous Esperia Italian pop art design panels, 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
$830 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Chandelier Attributed to Esperia, 1970 Pop Art Design
By Esperia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier attributed to Esperia 1970 Pop Art design, glass lenses with chromed metal structure
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$2,076 Sale Price
30% Off
Pop Art Exhibition Catalogue 1964 Stockholm Museum of Modern Art
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Unique catalogue of an exhibition in the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1964.
Amazing cover with the iconic artwork of Roy Lichtenstein.
106 works of: Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Ro...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Black Framed Abstract Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Unique abstract art on canvas, circa 1980s.
Professionally framed and marked on the reverse.
Art
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Curtis Jere Pop Art 1988 Tennis Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Curtis Jere Pop Art 1988 Tennis Wall Sculpture. Depict Red Metal Tennis Racquet and Yellow Ball
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pop Art Curved Steel Wall Sconces, 1970s
By Reggiani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pop art curved steel wall sconces, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
$255 Sale Price / set
64% Off
Vintage Pop Art "58 Perpetual Noses " Jonathan Adler Inspired Sculpture Art
By Richard Etts, Jonathan Adler
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage Pop Art "58 Perpetual Noses" Sculptural vase. These sculptures are similar in design to the
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
VeArt Cube Murano Art Glass, Italian Design 1970, Pop Art
By VeArt
Located in Palermo, Sicily
VeArt cube Murano Art Glass, Italian design 1970, pop art.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
$2,076 Sale Price
30% Off
OVErSiZed Pop Art Lightbulb Table Lamp, 1970
s
Located in Rochester, NY
Oversize pop art plastic lightbulb table lamp, circa 1970's. Lightbulb comes off black plastic
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
American Craft Studio Handmade Sculpture Welded Bronze Kinetic Vessel Op Art
Located in Surfside, FL
patina.
This is of the style of works shown at Crafting Modernism: Mid-Century American Art and Design
Category
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pop Art Bronze Auto-Man Sculpture after Trova
By Ernest Trova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signed.
A fun piece of modern art nonetheless.
Presents well for collections and decor..
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Relive the
60s! It
s Showtime. Mixed Media in Blue, Red
White
Located in San Francisco, CA
So evocative of the 1960s, all primary colors, positive energy and bold statements. A skilled artist who mysteriously only signs their name "Larson." Plus the provocative brown eye p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
sculptural artist, Arnaldo Pomodoro
This thick, chncky modernist paperwork is uniquely a pop art design
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Modernist Original Art Portraits 1940s
By (after) Andy Warhol, David Hockney
Located in San Diego, CA
. A mini collection of its own.
Americana, Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Curtis Jere Pop Art 1987 Soccer Ball Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Curtis Jere Pop Art 1987 Soccer Ball Wall Sculpture. Depict soccer ball, goal and sports fans
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Steel
The Art Of Letters
Located in Kansas City, MO
community, typewriter collection, analog forever, vintage, contemporary art, mid century, nostalgia
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Wood, C Print
$298 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Ceramic Open Hands Sculpture Mounted Wall Art Mint Green Finish Pop Art
By Fornasetti, (after) Pablo Picasso, Jonathan Adler
Located in Miami, FL
One-of-a-Kind Pop Art open Hands Wall mounted Sculpture, Wall Art or Display Bowl.
This Hand
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
80s Original Pop Art Albert Einstein Periodic Table Face Mixed Media Art Collage
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
person, favorited by 20th-21st century Modern and Pop Art artists.
Excellent vintage condition See less
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper
Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Kiss Poster 1964 Original Ltd. #562
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Kiss Poster 1964 Original Ltd. #562
Offered for sale is a Roy
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
Sputnik Metal Pop Art Chandelier 1970s Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sputnik metal Pop Art chandelier 1970s Italian design.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$1,495 Sale Price
30% Off
Minimal Wall Lights 1970s Pop Art Optical Light
By New Lamp
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal wall lights 1970s pop art optical light.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
$830 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Square Print Optical Pop Art Victor Vasarely Attributed, 1970s
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square print optical Pop Art Victor Vasarely attributed 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
$747 Sale Price
30% Off
Chandelier Pop Art Pulegoso, 1970 Murano Glass Waterfall
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier Pop Art pulegoso, 1970 Murano glass waterfall.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$2,326 Sale Price
30% Off
"Yeti" Pop Art Rocking Chair by Mario Scheichenbauer, circa 1968
Located in Brussels, BE
"Yeti" Pop Art Rocking Chair by Mario Scheichenbauer, circa 1968
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
XXL Pop Art Plug Wall Lamp Germany, 1970s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Huge red Pop Art plug wall lamp made in Germany in the 1970s.
Material: plastic
Measurements
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Brass Letter Envelope Box Pop Art Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This ever so chic and obscure vintage Italian brass box is simply a pop art design of a form of an
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chandeliers Steel Glasses, 1970s Italian Design Pop Art Torlasco
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Special chandeliers, steel and glasses, 1970s ,The structure is made of steel,but together they are outstanding as the flying saucers,Oscar Torlasco attributed.
Central shaft a bit d...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
$2,076 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pop Art Wall Sconces 1970s Steel and glass Italian design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pop art wall sconces 1970s steel and glass Italian design.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
$664 Sale Price / set
30% Off
70s Pop Art Hand Painted Umbrellas Ceramic Umbrella Stand Holder
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Wonderful vintage ceramic Pop Art Umbrella Holder hand-painted with festively colored umbrellas
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Set of 2 pop art columns by Fabianart Roma
By Fabianart
Located in HAARLEM, NL
it a great pop art object as well. Heavy, 30 kilo.
These heavy columns are in good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Acrylic
Pop Art "Coca Cola"/ Coke Bottle in Lucite Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A really fun pop art "Coca Cola" / Coke bottle in lucite sculpture / paperweight, circa 1970s. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Photography France “Brigitte Bardot Paris”, Jonathan Bermudes, Pop Art, 2015
By Jonathan Becker
Located in Valladolid, ES
“Bardot Paris,” Jonathan Bermudes, Pop Art, 2015 - France
Technique on support: Color gelatin
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Glass, Paper
$9,389 Sale Price
20% Off
Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Century Modern. 1970s. Contemporary Art. Miro.
Category
1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Orange Metal Pop Art Round Wall Mirror, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Orange Metal Pop Art Round Wall Mirror, 1970s, Italy
It is very ideal and suitable for all living
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Michael Harvey Ceramic Brown Paper Bag Pop Art Sculpture, 1970s
By Michael Harvey
Located in Miami, FL
Authentic pop art crinkled brown paper bag sculpture by Michael Harvey of Canada circa 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Holmegaard 1968 Red Pop Art Glass Vase with Globe, Denmark
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall bright pop art red Danish modern sculptural mouth-blown overlay art glass vase with matching
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
$578 Sale Price
39% Off
Large Vintage striped Modular Danish Sofa Pop Art Modular Sofa
Located in Markington, GB
Fantastic Danish Space-Age Modular Seating Group, 1970s
A striking example of early 70s Danish space-age design, this modular seating group consists of three individual elements tha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Set of Two Pop-Art, Flower Power Stools, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pop-Art set of metal drum stools, 1960s. Psychedelic imagery, one of rockstars Jimi Hendrix and
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$1,614 Sale Price / set
20% Off
XL Hanging Light Bulb
Pop Art
Pendant 1980
s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Sherborne, GB
Super size Pop Art 1980's light bulb hanging pendant. This fabulous and fun hanging light resembles
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
$1,312 Sale Price
20% Off
Neo Pop Art Painting
Orchid Woman
by Jan Bollaert
By Jan Bollaert
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful acryl painting 'Orchid Woman' by the Belgium artist Jan Bollaert.
Jan Bollaert was born in 1958. He lives in Antwerp, Belgium. He started drawing at the age of 10. He sta...
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage 1960
s Peter Max Psychedelic Pop Art Glass Bowl
By Peter Max
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pop-art Peter Max glass bowl dating from the 1960's. Wonderful form and design. Signed on the
Category
Mid-20th Century Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
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- What is Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Pop art is a movement, started in the 1950s, that uses imagery from popular culture.
- Who is the father of Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Opinions 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.
- Why did Pop art start?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Pop 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.
- What does pop art mean?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Pop 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, 2021It 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.
- Who was the founder of Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024There 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. - What is British Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024British 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.
- What influenced Pop Art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Pop art was influenced by advertising and other forms of mass marketing
- Is Pop Art postmodern?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Pop art is considered postmodern.
- Why is it called Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024The 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 ExpertApril 22, 2024Opinions 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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019Artists 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, 2024Who 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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Andy Warhol is one of the most famous Pop artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The 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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022Roy 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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022Roy 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.
- Is Alex Katz s style Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Yes, 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.
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