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| − | Pop Art is style of visual | + | '''Pop Art''' is a style of visual art. It featured the use of elements from popular culture, such as Andy Warhol's paintings of Campbell's Soup cans and Roy Liechtenstein's paintings that resembled printed comic strips, blown up so that their Benday halftone tints were revealed as a striking pattern of dots. Well-known American artists in the genre included [[Jasper Johns]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Roy Liechtenstein]]. |
[[Category:art]] | [[Category:art]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Artistic movements]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, May 22, 2007
Pop Art is a style of visual art. It featured the use of elements from popular culture, such as Andy Warhol's paintings of Campbell's Soup cans and Roy Liechtenstein's paintings that resembled printed comic strips, blown up so that their Benday halftone tints were revealed as a striking pattern of dots. Well-known American artists in the genre included Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Roy Liechtenstein.