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Not to be confused with Abstract Art, Pop Art was the art of popular or “material” culture and was a revolt against the status quo and the traditional views of what art should be.

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Pop art was and perhaps still is a style of art based on simple, bold images of everyday items, such as soup cans, painted in bright colors. Some say that the pop art movement started as a rebellion against the, which were considered to be pretentious and over-intense. Is putting soup cans and familiar things on the wall not pretentious?

Pretentiousness is the attempt to impress, rather than the object of the attempt. Does putting a can of soup up instead of abstract art impress folks. Perhaps the audacity of it is really more pretentious?

Andy Warhol is remembered for the artistic presentation of a picture of a Campbell’s Soup Can. Some may feel that he is really remembered for his pretentious audacity. The Pop Art approach, that he is credited with being a early leader , evolved to include pictures of consumer product labels and packaging, photos of celebrities, comic strips, and animals.

Pop Art is a genre of art characterized by an interest in popular culture and imaginative interpretations of commercial products.