Japanese Pop-Art

Pop art was a new rare occurrence that sprung up in Britian and U.S.A. This was during 1950's. Nowadays every form of art that in influenced by the mainstreamc culture, we now refer to it as pop art. Pop art from Japan would develop from the nations prominent experimental scene. Yayoi Kusama's work provided to the advancement of pop art itself. It affected many other artists such as Andy Warhol. Tadanori Yokoo in the mid-1960's was a graphic designer who would become one of the most strong pop artists and an international figure for Japanese pop art. he is well known for his creating artwork and his advertisements on pop culture, such as charges from The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and more. Keiichi Tanaami was also an important pop artist at the time. Such as Speed Racer and Astro Boy were also iconic characters from Japanese manga and anime who become symbols for pop art. Takashi Murakami and his superflat movement was a pop artist who got influenced from the Japanese manga and anime.

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Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art#Japan. [Accessed 20 May 2013].