Rosalia Perez
Core Studio 3D - Caty Bartholomew
3D Artists - ​Andy Warhol & Roy Lichtenstein
Starting in Great Britain during the mid 1950's, and later spreading to the United States in
the late 1950's. Pop Art is one of the most recognizable movements in Fine Art, Challenging the
barriers of what is considered fine art and what isn't. Using popular images/text from our culture,
and exposing it in a new visual output (collages, canvas, printmaking, or more famously
advertisements). Among the early and highly recognized artists that shaped the pop art era
include Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Whose styles are still widely recognized to this day,
using popularly familiar faces (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, etc.), or to the Lichtenstein
aesthetic, comic book illustrations.
Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are known
​ as the ​“godfathers” of pop art. Andy
becoming a famous face in high society during the 1950’s in New York City, and Roy
Lichtenstein, also active in New York City, humored dramatized comics to make silkscreen
portrait scenes. The industrial boom of the 1950s and the rapid growth of culture influenced the
work of pop artists. As more products were mass-produced, artists began creating art from the
iconic images found in the media and advertisements.
Andy is mostly known for his paintings, photography, wood brillo sculptures and
silkscreen prints. Tackling social issues with each piece, such as the overexposure of american
products, celebrities, and other forefront industrial topics. ​Andy Warhol’s best trait is the
symbolism he puts behind the simple things. Best known for his “plastic” aesthetic, he continues
that feel with his ​“brillo pad” oil on wood sculptures. ​Many would argue Warhol’s theme is
Brash, in that it's very confident on how text and images are placed. Using bold colors to play
against each other, and purposely arrogant text to catch your attention. He plays with popular
images that are already familiar, collaging black and white, then placing it on a intense color
background. Such as his thirty-two Campbell's noodle soup canvas paintings or his Marilyn
Monroe portrait, isolated in gold.
Lichtenstein famous for his oil on canvas comics, aswell variating from silkscreen prints,
and aluminum sculptures. Filled with over dramatized scenes, the isolation of the “plastic”, and
uniquely witty approach to comics. ​This type of commercial approach to art, influenced fine art,
reshaping culture identity and poking fun at mass consumer production.​ ​Roy Lichtenstein's
aesthetic​ ​also influenced design all around, using that overly sleek or purposely printed aesthetic
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in advertising, graphic design, and typeface. ​Known for his use of lines and colors, Lichtenstein
continues his tradition in his aluminum ​“brushstroke” sculpture. What’s particularly interesting
in this piece, is how he tackles something as simple as a brushstroke, yet manages to make it
unique. The stripes that serve as a background, and the bright colors chosen as front runners
really hint at Roy Lichtenstein’s role in pop art.
We still see Pop Art everyday, in modern advertisements, museums, and many different
media that is inspired by the powerful movement. The era sought to connect fine art traditions
with modern pop culture elements from popular faces and images. All while challenging usual
fine arts, practicing and mixing with unusual media (printmaking, collaging, comics, sculpture)
to comment on current events.
Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein