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.

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