pop art

noun

variants often 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

pop artist noun

often Pop artist

Examples of pop art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lichtenstein, who’s routinely celebrated as one of pop art’s visionaries, is usually credited with deflating high art by borrowing from comic books while reducing painting to components simple enough that a machine could reproduce them. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

Warhol was an American visual artist and filmmaker most associated with the pop art movement of the 1960s. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Tokyo Pixel Shop & Gallery has a discerning eye for all things kawaii (cute) and is a good place to pick up pop art prints from up-and-coming illustrators. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Donaldson was among a group of artists, including Bridget Riley and David Hockney, featured in the 1964 New Generation show at Whitechapel Gallery, which helped usher in a new era of British pop art and culture. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pop art

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart