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The Rebirth of Pop Art
In the 1980s there was a renewed interest in the Pop Art of Andy Warhol and contemporaries. Warhol died in 1987, but he had long before inspired a while generation of new artists. It should be noted that Neo-Pop Art is not really a new art movement, but rather an evolution of the old Pop Art movement.
In the 1980s there was a renewed interest in the Pop Art of Andy Warhol and contemporaries. Warhol died in 1987, but he had long before inspired a while generation of new artists. It should be noted that Neo-Pop Art is not really a new art movement, but rather an evolution of the old Pop Art movement.
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Neo-Pop Art consists of a revised form of Pop Art adapted from its forefathers, a rebirth of recognizable objects and celebrities from popular culture with icons and symbols of the present times. Excellent examples are Katharina Fritsch's 1993 sculpture "Rat-King" and Jeff Koon's 1988 sculpture: "Michael Jackson and Bubbles".
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It often relies heavily on broadening the idea of readymades and using pre-existing items to create a final product, first developed by Dadaist Marcel Duchamp, and also borrowing heavily from cultural icons (such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, etc).
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Neo-Pop Art relies heavily on the mass media both for influence/inspiration but also for promoting their work (Daniel Edwards for example gets a lot media attention for his controversial nude sculptures of celebrities).
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Neo-Pop Art tends to criticize and evaluate Western Culture, values, relationships, and interactions, frequently poking fun at celebrities and openly embraces ideas that are provocative and controversial.
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During the early years of Neo-Pop Art a common theme was the use of animals in their art, especially in the work of Jeff Koons, Katharina Fritsch, Keith Haring and Damien Hirst.
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Their obsession with portraying or even using members of the animal kingdom into their work comes out in Keith Haring's cartoon dogs, Jeff Koons' inflatable plastic rabbits and carved dogs, Katharina Fritsch's giant menacing rats, or Damien Hirst's formaldehyde dissections.