El Pop art It is a groundbreaking artistic movement that I personally like a lot. This way of understanding art was born in the 50 years and the artists surprised with their new works with a totally new style and almost aggressive in which on many occasions they redesigned the classic works of other authors adding their personal touches with bright colors and striking that did not leave anyone indifferent.
On the Specky Boy blog they have made a great compilation of 20 facts about Pop Art that you might not know until now, I had never read many of them. I think it is a great article that is worth taking a look since by reading only these 20 points, you can get an almost global idea of Pop Art.
There are some curious facts like that Pop Art was born as a form of rebellion and fight against abstract expressionism considering it too pretentious and also that Andy Warhol, the well-known Pop Art artist, believed that everyone should be a machine and that is why he tried to make his works seem made by a machine ...
Undoubtedly Pop Art was a revolution in its time for breaking out of the established canons of art but nowadays it is still in fashion and we can see how it is used for decor and for the dress with the difference that it no longer surprises us, but we still like most of it for its groundbreaking character.
To read these 20 points that explain a little the history of this artistic movement, you can click on the link that I leave you below
Source | Specky boy