Definitions for "Pop art"
An art movement that began in England in the 1950s and then made its way to the United States during the 1960s. Pop artists offer a novel look at familiar images of the popular culture such as comic strips and supermarket products. Leading Pop artists were Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg.
An art movement and style that had its origins in England in the 1950s and made its way to the United States during the 1960s. Pop artists have focused attention upon familiar images of the popular culture such as billboards, comic strips, magazine advertisements, and supermarket products. Leading exponents are Richard Hamilton , Andy Warhol , Roy Lichtenstein ), Claes Oldenburg , Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg.
A style of painting and sculpture that developed in the late 1950s, primarily in the United States, based on the visual cliches and subject matter of the mass media.