When Pop met Op Art (Op)

From August 18th to September 19th, Indiana State University will display 53 new collections of Andy Warhol prints and world famous works. The exhibition is titled "POPOP: Pop and Op Art". The exhibition was created from 1965 to 2011, involving screen printing, lithographs, paintings, ceramic sculptures and other media. .

It is reported that this time the exhibition gathered together, including Andy Warhol's screen prints "Cowboys and Indians", Ed Paschke's shoes and accordion series, and A series of works created by Claes Oldenburg in 1965 will surely please the viewer.

The exhibition "POPOP" not only includes the wave of popular Op Art movements, but also extends to works influenced by or closely related to both. Ed Peschke is closely related to the Chicago Imagists but prefers to be tagged with Pop; William T. Wiley and Dick Hay are exhibiting The work is close to "Funk Art" and is called the "artist style following Pop Art". It is extremely sarcasm; Josef Albers has its unique color. The theory and hard-edged art are represented by the Op and Pop movements.

The Pop and Ops movements were all from Europe in the 1950s. In 1952, "Pop Art" was presented by a group of young artists who claimed to be "Independent Groups" in London, UK. They were very interested in the new urban pop culture and were fascinated by the rapidly growing consumer culture in the United States. A variety of consumer goods to create. In 1955, Op Art was brewing in a group exhibition named "Le movement" organized by Galerie Denise René of Paris, France. This exhibition invited the pioneering figure of Op Art in the future: Belgian sculpture. Paul Bray, Bolivian artist Jesus Rafael Soto, and artistic senior Marcel Duchamp.

Andy Warhol is an advocate and leader of Pop Art and an artist who has the most influence on Pop Art. He boldly tried various copying techniques such as letterpress printing, rubber or wood rubbing, gold foil technology, and photo projection. The content of his works is closely linked with consumerism, commercialism, and celebrity worship of American society. It is a product of the consumer society, popular culture, and the media.

Ed Paschke is an important mentor and source of inspiration for Jeff Koons. Peschke has extensively used various visual media related to photography in his creations, ranging from newspapers, magazines, posters, to movies, television, and video. His works travel between personal and aesthetic reflections and face social and cultural values. Unlike other Pop art predecessors’ fascination with popular culture, Peschke’s works also represent the dark side of American values, including fame, violence, sex, and money.

Claes Oldenburg is currently the only living Pop artist. The subjects of his works are often derived from common objects in the public life. They are used to infinitely enlarge or change their inherent materials and create contrasts with the public's daily experience, thus creating humorous and humorous effects. From the trivial and trivial things, we extract the delightful artistic nutrition, and melt the sacred and elegant artistic experience into the daily life of the general public.

It is reported that this exhibition will also showcase Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Dine, Lenny Dowhie, Jeff Koons, and Luo. The works of Roy Lichtenstein, Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, and James Rosenquist.