1. Kaothar Oladoja and Rebekah Harris
Pop Art
Kaothar Oladoja and Rebekah Harris

2. Periodization 1950s in Britain Late 1950s in United States
Rest of Europe and Asia later on
Japan
Italy
Belgium
Spain
Netherlands
Russian Federation

3. Historical Context Cold War Culture of Consumerism that emerged
Propaganda
Culture of Consumerism that emerged

4. Characteristics
The subject matter became far from traditional "high art" themes of morality, mythology, and classic history
Pop artists celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life, in this way seeking to elevate popular culture to the level of fine art
Pop-art was to create a form of art with instant meaning. This was in sharp contrast to the super-intellectualism of Abstract Expressionism
People and objects were presented in bright, often highly-contrasting colours
Compositions were typically very simple and visually appealing to the general public

5. Goals To break the boundaries between “High” art and “Low” art.
To support/ satirize the capitalistic culture
Pop-art was "the" post-war expression of a world wholly preoccupied the pursuit of materialism.

6. Campbell Soup Cans by Andy Warhol

7. I was a rich man’s plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi

8. "The Expendable Ikon #1 by John Mchale

9. Flying Pins By Claes Oldenburg

10. “Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing” (Richard Hamilton)

11. Pop Art: Criticism or Endorsement
Some critics have cited the Pop art choice of imagery as an enthusiastic endorsement of the capitalist market and the goods it circulated, while others have noted an element of cultural critique in the Pop artists' elevation of the everyday to high art