pop art

noun

often capitalized P&A
: art in which commonplace objects (such as road signs, hamburgers, comic strips, or soup cans) are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work
pop artist noun often capitalized P

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Using a pop art palette of pink with a hypnotic depth of field and symmetry, Muñoz comments on how the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish subsumed the worship of Tonantzín into devotion to the Virgen as part of their efforts to Christianize the New World. Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Other styles include conceptual, gothic, pop art, surrealism, art deco, contemporary, impressionism, realism, art nouveau, cubism, renaissance, baroque, fauvism, and modern. Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Grab a cocktail at the decidedly art deco bar beneath the impressive chandelier before settling at a table surrounded by dynamic larger-than-life pop art murals. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024 Camo in bold hues gives a pop art feel and can be used in nontraditional areas around the home, like framed above a bed. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pop art 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pop art was in 1965

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“Pop art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20art. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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