2. Overview of Pop Art
• Emerged in the early 1950’s (Britain)
• Emerged in the late 1950’s (U.S.)
• Challenged tradition
3. Overview of Pop Art
• Qualities associated with Pop Art
• Techniques drawn from popular
mass culture such as advertising
and comic books.
• Associated with an artists’ use of
mechanical means of reproduction
4. Richard Hamilton
Just What Is It
that makes
Today’s Home So
Different, So
Appealing?