Definition of pop art
: 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
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The San Antonio attorney subsequently saw Ortiz at a fundraiser for the Texas Civil Rights Project and quickly realized that Ortiz hadn’t developed a strategy for protecting his distinctive Tex-Mex pop art from copyright infringement. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Logo dispute sparks firestorm in San Antonio art scene," 28 Aug. 2019 There are also a few pop art pieces such as a Mickey Mouse See Saw. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "SummerTimeOut: Food and art are at play at Dada in Delray Beach," 31 July 2019 Scarlett Johansson recently gave a candid interview in As If magazine, accompanied with a colorful spread of pop art photos. — Tara Edwards, refinery29.com, "Scarlett Johansson Sparks Backlash By Saying She’s Allowed To Play Anything — Even A Tree," 14 July 2019 McFly has become a sought-after artist in recent years for his vivid pop art style. — Ryan Patrick Hooper, Detroit Free Press, "Artist Sheefy McFly won't face charges for arrest while painting for city of Detroit," 27 June 2019 Our pop art, too, is getting more comfortable being open with issues of mental health, as evidenced by multiple music and television projects. — Todd Martens, latimes.com, "‘Neo Cab’ is the most perfect demo game I played at E3 2019. Here’s why," 14 June 2019 Pulling from an array of artistic inspirations that included pop art, 18th-century France, glass artist Dale Chihuly, and the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige, the pair gave each of the 19 bungalows its own theme. — Laura Neilson, Vogue, "At Chile’s Dreamiest New Hotel, Glass-Walled Bungalows Overlook Wine Country," 16 Apr. 2019 For the cover of Cohen’s controversial The New Digital Age (2012), Koons crafted a pop art image of a rainbow earth, held up by human and robotic hands. — Ian Malone, Vogue, "Jeff Koons and Monica Lewinsky Attend a Book Party Honoring Accidental Presidents at Ralph Lauren," 3 Apr. 2019 His exploration of motifs—in paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture—propelled 20th-century art into a host of avenues, including pop art, conceptualism and minimalism. — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, "Jasper Johns Isn’t Done Yet," 22 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pop art.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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