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Writetheanswerstothequestionsinyourcopy-book.
PopArt
Whatisart?Inthe1960sacollectionofartistsmadethatquestionevenmoredifficulttoanswer.TheycreatedPopArt, astyleofartthatrepresentedeverybody'severydayexperiences.Popartistswerefascinatedbyrealisticimagesfromeverydaylifethateverybodysaw.Oneelementoflifetheynoticedwasthatalmostallpeopleareconsumerswhobuyandusemillionsofdifferentthingseveryday.Asaresult, manyPopartistsusedimagesofproductsfromthesupermarketoradvertisementsintheirworks.
ThemostfamousPopartistwastheAmericanAndyWarhol.WarholpaintedproductslikeCampbellSoup, Coca-Colabottlesandbananas.Healsopaintedothereverydayimages.Forexample, hisbrightportraitsofcelebritieslikeMarilynMonroe, thefamousactress, becameveryfashionable.TheBritishPopartistEduardoPaolozzicollectedpicturesandadvertisementsfrommagazinestouseinhisworks.Anotherwell-likedPopartistwasRoyLichtenstein.Insteadofusingproductsoradvertisements, mostofhisworksweresimilartoimagesinthecomicbooksthatchildrenreadeveryday.
ManypeopleintheartworlddonotacceptPopArtasarealartform.Theycan'tseewhyadullpaintingofanordinarycanofsoupshouldbepartofanartexhibition.However, manyoriginalPopArtworkshavebeensoldformillionsofdollars.Manyworkshavealsoappearedonmusicalbumcovers.Allinall, themostimportantresultofPopArtisthatithascreatedanewartisticwayoflookingattheeverydayworld.
- WhatkindofimagesdidPopartistsfindfascinating?
- HowdosomepeopleintheartworldfeelaboutPopArt?