5. Originated in Britain, mid 1950’s
Independent Group (IG)- Institute
of Contemporary Art
Questioning consumer culture’s
place in fine art
Richard Hamilton & Edouardo
Paolozzi
6. Collages
More romantic
and subjective
Influenced by
the US pop
culture
Richard Hamilton
7. Just What Is It That Makes
Today’s Homes So Different,
So Appealing?
Richard Hamilton-1956
8. Consumer Culture (Popular
Culture), post World War II
Dada movement
Abstract Expressionism
(backlash)
The real world
9. Mass production and popular
culture
Vivid, unnatural colors
Bold lines and shapes
Recognizable objects and
people
Flat imagery
10. Worked with
advertising and
media
“The Factory”
Inexact lines,
smudgy strokes,
softened and
blunted colors
11. Oil paint
Watercolor
Pencil
Press-type
Acrylic
Silkscreen
Varied with art pieces
17. Pieces look like they came
from comic strips
Painted with Ben Day dots
Brought a new
perspective to
recognizable objects
"I think my work is different
from comic strips- but I
wouldn't call it
transformation; I don't think
that whatever is meant by
it is important to art." Roy
Lichtenstein
20. Hesitant
Went against status quo
Minimal effort to understand
More relatable
Holding the mirror up to
society
21.
22. “High and Low” Art
High/Fine: Aesthetic principles,
expression, feeling/emotion, no clear
meaning
Low/Commercial: Advertisements,
graphic arts, doesn’t express the artist
Simple subject matter in “fine art” pieces