The Pop-art is an artistic movement, which emerged in the 1950s. The precursors of this movement are Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi. What characterizes this movement is the role of the consumer society. This is the principle that American artists will demonstrate, the potential influence of advertising, magazines, comic books and television on our consumer decisions.

But at the end 1960s, the americain movement which emerged with Andy Warhol, Roy Fox Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.


Andy Warhol

Mao



These paintings are called Mao, painted in 1973 by Andy Warhol. It measures 448.3 cm x 346.1 cm and is an oil painting. I see a man that is reprensented sevaral times. We can see that Warhol use sometimes sames colors like yellow, green, and purple. We found this method in the painting dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. For me, this change of color is very original and beautiful.

Marilyn Monroe

Andy Warhol painted this series dedicated to Marilyn Monroe in 1967, ie after the death of this actress in 1962 (he was in love in the years 1950-1955). This is not the only series that he devoted, and he also made ​​his portrait several times.

The technique chosen was to see a screen-printed on a canvas photograph (screen printing is a method of reproduction of the image).
This painting look like Mao

Roy Fox Lichtenstein

Whaam !




Whaam! is a painting by Roy Lichtenstein in 1963. This painting look like a cartoon. It's the method of this painter. The table seemed to be a reference to the Second World War. But after some research, it seems that the painter has represented his neighbor and himself. Indeed, whenever the artist wanted to sit quietly in his chair and think about what he was going to paint the next day, his neighbor was starting his lawnmower. This is what annoyed Roy Lichtenstein. Knowing this little anecdote, we find this funny and imaginative painting.

Crying Girl



Crying girl is a painting by Roy Lichtenstein painted in 1963. As Whaam! this painting look like a cartoon. 
Here, the painter we reveal the face of a woman crying. 
Why does she cry? Maybe this woman lived a heartbreak. Or maybe she's afraid of something. This painting arouses compassion and pity of the beholder.


Keith Harring

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