Art is a reflection of society. … As society expands and grows, art changes to reflect its new developments. Art reflects our history and documents the crucial component of our lives.
If art is a reflection of society than pop art often mirrors the fun aspects of life – consumerism, mass production, bold pleasing colors, identifiable icons, elements of pop culture – eye candy that is immediately recognizable and familiar.
Andy Warhol as an example took the familiar – soup cans, movie stars – and multiplied them again and feed them back to the masses.
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.” ― Bertolt Brecht
And why do art lovers like to visit pop art shows at museums around the world? Because they are fun, accessible and easy to understand. There’s Marilyn Monroe in pink. There is the Mona Lisa in ten feet high silkscreen. Look there is Elvis. Pure fun.
No need to ponder some deep ideas about the art movement behind the works.
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects.
My new series of pop art artwork concentrates on bold colors and icons symbols. Polka Dots is the element bringing the pieces together. Polka Dots symbolize the half tone printing process of magazines and billboards.
Halftone is the reprographic technique that simulates continuous-tone imagery through the use of dots, varying either in size or in spacing, thus generating a gradient-like effect.
The effect of these pieces really just to provide a pop of color into an other wise dull decor. Liven up your space with some of these bold and colorful artworks.