Pop art
By Linda Bolton
How did soup tins, comics and famous faces become colourful, surprising art?
Genres
What is Pop art about?
What makes a soup tin, a comic strip or a famous face into art? Pop art explores the bold movement that transformed everyday images into colourful, surprising artworks. Discover how artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein challenged traditional ideas about art and reflected the world of advertising, shopping and popular culture. Clear explanations, lively examples and questions to consider help readers understand the ideas behind pop art, while references point to museums, galleries and useful websites.
Pages
32 pages
Reading age
Older Junior (10-15)
This edition
2000
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