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Pop art or popular culture gain popularity in mid-1950’s and start of 1960’s. The movement gain popularity due to the popular imagery drawn by New York artists of that time. Some of the notable names for this movement include Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist and Claes Oldenburg. The pop art became an international phenomenon at that time. After the World War II the United States was emerging as a booming economy and the teenagers of that time were regarded as baby boomers and they influenced the entertainment industry in a major way. The music of that time also reflected rebellion against adults. The artists expressed their thoughts by creating paintings of media stars. This Pop Art movement blurred the lines between culture and art. It showed that art can be inspired by anything. The art usually exhibited the abstract artwork style and the paintings depicted the soul of the artists. Pop Artists drew their inspiration from advertising campaigns, cartoons and popular imagery of that time. They were first to recognize that art has no boundaries and it can be inspired by anything. They believed that everything, the soul and the natural world and the environment around it is connected. The were inspired by nature and it showed in their artwork. The pop art expressed that artist were moving away from abstract expressions and focusing more on the world around them. Pop art covers wide variety of work and is emotionless in nature. Post World War II era and entertainment media boom of that time were main focus of the pop art. It depicted the capitalist market and culture of that time. Andy Warhol was the pioneer in pop art genre. He was a highly successful magazine illustrator and graphic designer. Ed Ruscha was also one of the top pop artists of his time. Ed Ruscha was also a renowned graphic designer of that time. James Rosenquist was also a commercial artist and started his work as a billboard painter and then ventured into pop art.

In pop art artist some sometime uses mechanical means of reproduction or rendering techniques. Some time the material element is visually removed to represent your thoughts. Pop art is usually attributed with abstract expressionism. The origins of pop art academic in nature and represented American pop culture as symbolic tools that affect all aspects of life. It also helps in depicting the society as a whole. It is also considered the extension of Dadaism. Roy Lichtenstein was a renowned name in pop art. He used parody technique to show his art. This technique made him unique and popularized the comic art culture. There is a harmony in the work of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselmann and other pop art painters. All of these painters are inspired by American pop culture. Pop art is usually inspired by advertising, labelling, logos of companies and other imagery related to pop culture. It can be a shipping box; it can be a billboard whatever that grabs the attention of the artist. Pop art uses identifiable imagery and represents it in a unique way. It is considered to be a major shift from modernism. Pop art embraced modern culture in place of “high art” themes. It deviates from morality, mythology and classic history. It elevates the popular culture and represents it in the form of fine art. Pop art artists use different mediums instead of just using the landscape thought and present their idea in a unique way. We can say that pop art is now become the most recognizable and modern styles of art.