Study work of artists such as Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol within the context of the international Pop Art movement and the changing world of mass culture, consumerism, and celebrity.
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This art history study day will explore British and American Pop Art, discussing style and material experimentation, artistic influences and the ambitions of the movement that engaged with the politics, popular culture, and mass media of the era. We will focus Andy Warhol as the leading figure in the Pop Art movement. A prolific artist in a variety of media, including painting, print, illustration, and sculpture, he was integral to the post-WW2 challenge to the dominance of modernist art. Famed Warhol works such as Campbell’s Soup Cans and Marilyn Diptych will be analysed along with other exemplars of Pop Art such as Lichtenstein’s Whaam!
What will we cover?
• The International Pop Art movement, with focus on its varied style and content, its goals, and its artistic, social and political context. • Warhol’s media experimentation, challenges to tradition and his relationship with contemporary popular culture.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
• List key facts about the International Pop Art movement and discuss common ground shared by practitioners. • Describe the varied formal characteristics and artistic practices of artists including Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol • Assess the relationship between Warhol’s work, art of his contemporaries, and popular culture.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for all levels.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught with slide presentations and group discussions.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You might wish to bring a notebook. You might wish to buy some of the books on any reading list given out in class.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
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Dr Rachel Sanders received her MA and PhD in History of Art from University College, London. She has taught at a number of institutions and currently lectures on the history of art and design at City Lit and Oxford Brookes University. Her research interest is early twentieth-century American political paintings and cartoons. She has published a number of articles on her research specialism and is currently writing a book on New Masses magazine.
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