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

Examples of pop art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pop stars started stepping in front of the camera just to chart more hits, but as the Beatles made pop art and auteurs started tinkering with Hollywood formulas, the possibilities for soundtracks expanded exponentially. Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024 The elaborate backdrop helps sell the shooter fantasy, but also the idea that a man was the one who was the victim of abuse, something rarely seen in pop art and a detail Nelson worried players could be skeptical of. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023 The product was christened Pop-Tarts, according to a company history, in a nod to the pop art movement. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024 The pop art amusement park Luna Luna, which debuted in Hamburg, Germany in 1987, is being restored and will reopen this month in Los Angeles. David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023 Motherwell remained active until his death in 1991, sticking to abstraction through successive trends of pop art and minimalism. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 16 June 2023 Find it on Amazon This Lite-Brite Wall Art Is a Fun, Little Activity Give them a way to create their own wall art with this Lite-Brite pop art. Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023 Through elements such as graffiti, pop art, and street culture, this New York native has created thought-provoking pieces inspired by his life, experiences, and Hip-Hop. Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023 The works are filled with personality, pop art, surrealism and an occasional band T-shirt. Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Mar. 2024.

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