Pop art ridiculed many aspects of the modern world, with mass produced objects as the main subject for their collages, sculptures, prints and paintings. ... The pop art movement began as a reaction against the abstract expressionist style of the 1940s and 1950s, which the pop artists considered overly intellectual, subjective, and separate from reality. ... In 1961 Claes Oldenburg, an American, constructed the first of his gaudy, humorous plastic sculptures of hamburgers and other fast-food items. ...

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Experimentation and Antidesign 1950s-1970s Pop art took over the culture of the 1960s and became intertwined with the lifestyle of its time more than any other aesthetic movement of the 20th century. In London in 1957 the screenprint workshop Kelpra Studio was founded. It began as a commercial sh...

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Both arose from a rebellion against an accepted style: the Cubists thought Post-Impressionist artists were too tame and limited, while Pop Artists thought the Abstract Expressionists pretentious and over-intense. ... Is it a 20foot sculpture made from wood, or clay? ...

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Experimentation and Antidesign 1950s-1970s Pop art took over the culture of the 1960s and became intertwined with the lifestyle of its time more than any other aesthetic movement of the 20th century. In London in 1957 the screenprint workshop Kelpra Studio was founded. It began as a commercial sh...

• Word Count: 1164
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate