Pop Art is a groundbreaking art movement that I personally really like. This way of understanding art was born in the 50s , and artists surprised everyone with their new works, featuring a completely novel and almost aggressive style. They often redesigned classic works by other artists, adding their personal touches with vibrant and striking colors that left no one indifferent.
The blog Specky Boy has compiled a great list of 20 facts about Pop Art that you might not have known until now ; I'd never read many of them myself. I think it's a great article worth checking out, because just reading these 20 points will give you a pretty comprehensive overview of Pop Art.
There are some curious facts, such as that Pop Art was born as a form of rebellion and struggle against abstract expressionism, which it considered too pretentious, and also that Andy Warhol, the well-known Pop Art artist, believed that everyone should be a machine and therefore tried to make his works look like they were made by a machine…
Pop Art was undoubtedly revolutionary in its time for breaking away from established art conventions, but today it remains fashionable and we can see it used for decoration and clothing , with the difference that it no longer surprises us, but most of us still like it for its groundbreaking nature.
To read these 20 points that explain a little the history of this artistic movement, you can click on the link that I leave you below
Source | Specky Boy