The Pop Art Movement

Fine Arts can be found in a large variety of disciplines such as photography, painting, drawing, sculpture and dance, being the painting and drawing one of the most popular. Within the fine arts, a trend that is gaining more and more fame is the Pop Art Movement.

The Pop Art Movement started in the mid of the 50's in Britain and late 50's in the United States, the concept of pop art wants to make an statement by challenging the tradition of fine art and making it more accessible for the masses using mass-produced objects and some other kind of visual aids that the majority would recognize in a heartbeat.

The origins of pop art in North America and Britain emerged in a different way, in North America it came as the way of expression of the artists to portrait the mundane reality of the time, using parody and irony to made it more attractive and accessible to all kind people, regardless of the class or education as any American would be identified with those daily-common objects. In contrast to this, the origin in the post-war Britain was more focused on academical view of this art by portraying the reality of one of the most powerful empires of that time, that by the way was influencing the whole world with their way of living

A very well-known example of art in pop culture would be the use of food brands such as Coca-Cola and Campbell's Soups logos and recipients as well as medical drugs such as the famous Viagra, known for its characteristic diamond shape and blue or light blue color. In the modern days with the use of the internet this kind of art is being well recognized and even more among the young population due to the irony and comedy behind the creations. With the use of the internet you are no longer a stranger to a large variety of items that you can easily recognize thanks to online advertisement that many companies send in emails, such as online pharmacy sites where you can actually see the shape and colors of drugs and identify them easily. Also a great example of a different kind of pop art is the use of the trendy comic style based on American animations. This type of fine art is so popular nowadays that we recognize its potential to continue growing and attracting more followers all around the world.