Summary: American pop art developed in the early sixties as abstract expressionism. The art form focused in on the mass production world, harvesting the advertisement images and portraying them in a since to make people aware of the impact these companies have on them. Commonly the pictures where centered on the canvas and where depicted in strong, vibrant colors to catch your attention. Successful artist all had similar techniques but presented them in different ways. Roy Lichtenstein showed their work in the form of a comic strip with single scenes and dialogue balloons. James Rosenquist used billboards which utilized his previous experience as a sign painter. Andy Warhol was known for his silk screening techniques. Claes Oldenberg made sculptures of the consumer products.
Response: This exert from an encyclopedia was intriguing to me because it showed me the various pop art forms. I never knew that pop art came in the form of sculptures and comic strips. The article was useful because it made me see the difference between Andy Warhol and the other pop artist. Now I will be able to narrow my searches to the pop artist who focused on consumer goods and mainly silk screening and be able to locate the differences between them.
Gyure, Dale Allen. "Pop Art." St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. 81-82.Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Trussville City Board of Ed (AVL). 30 Mar. 2009
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