Pop is the abbreviation of Popular, which means popular art and popular art. The term Pop Art first appeared between 1952 and 1955. It was first coined by the independent society discussion held by a group of young artists at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, and was determined by critic L. Alloway.

They believe that urban culture created by the public is an excellent material for modern art creation. Faced with the impact of commercial civilization in consumer society, artists must not only face it squarely, but also become singers of popular culture.

The British painter Richard Hamilton once summarized the characteristics of Pop Art as: popular (designed for the public), ephemeral (short-term solution), forgettable, and cheap , mass-produced, young (targeted at youth), flashy, sexy, deceptive, glamorous and big business-like.

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History of development

1. Pop art began in the mid-to-late 1950s, first in the UK by a group of self-proclaimed "independent groups" ( Independent Group of artists, critics and architects who are very interested in the emerging urban mass culture and create with various mass consumer products.

2. Pop art in the United States appeared slightly later than that in the United Kingdom. It inherited the spirit of Dadaism in its artistic pursuits. In its works, a large number of waste materials, product posters, film advertisements, and various newspaper and magazine pictures were used to create collages. combination, so it is also called Neo-Dadaism.

3. American Pop artists claimed that the popular art they engaged in was similar to the primitive art and Indian art in the Americas, and was the continuation and development of American cultural traditions. A 1965 exhibition held at the Milwaukee Art Center The pop art exhibition is titled "Pop Art and American Tradition".

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