pop art

See also: popart, pop-art, Pop-art, Pop-Art, and Pop Art

English

Etymology

From op art and abbreviation of popular, attributed to English art critic Lawrence Alloway (1926–1990).

Noun

pop art (uncountable)

1. (art) A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.
   • 1978, Don DeLillo, Running Dog, New York: Knopf, page 148:

     Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.

Related terms

• op art
• popcrete

Translations

genre of art that uses elements of popular culture

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波普藝術／波普艺术 (bōpǔyìshù)

• Dutch: popart (nl) m
• German: Pop-Art f
• Polish: pop-art (pl) m, popart m
• Russian: поп-а́рт (ru) m (pop-árt)
• Swedish: popkonst (sv) c
• Thai: ศิลปะประชานิยม
• Turkish: pop sanatı
• Ukrainian: попа́рт m (popárt)
• Vietnamese: pop art

Anagrams

• apport, art pop