11 Pop Artists (v. 1): Custom Print I
Artist: Peter Phillips (British, born 1939)
Publisher: Original Editions, Inc., New York
Date: [about 1965]
Dimensions:
Portfolio: H: 24 1/2 in. (623 mm); W: 20 3/8 in. (518 mm); Depth: 7/8 in. (23 mm).
Sheet: H: 24 in. (610 mm); W: 20 in. (508 mm).
Medium: Screenprint in colors on white cardstock
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.1220J
Label Text:British Pop artist Peter Phillips draws on the visual language of American consumer culture and mass media, from automobiles to pin-up models. He then fragments, reorganizes, and combines the graphic imagery into bold, dynamic compositions.
Modernist critics were horrified by Pop artists’ use of “low” subject matter and their seeming acceptance of this “lowbrow” culture. But prompted by Pop’s emotional remove and the rise of feminism, scholars still debate if these artists accepted or were critiquing popular culture, such as the objectification of women, which is arguably present in this work.
Modernist critics were horrified by Pop artists’ use of “low” subject matter and their seeming acceptance of this “lowbrow” culture. But prompted by Pop’s emotional remove and the rise of feminism, scholars still debate if these artists accepted or were critiquing popular culture, such as the objectification of women, which is arguably present in this work.
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