Pop Art was created by Scottish artist Eduardo Paolozzi and his fellow members of London's The Independent Group. This group of artists, architects, and writers met beginning in 1952 and are credited with initiating the Pop Art movement. The term "Pop" in Pop Art was taken from a 1947 collage by Paolozzi titled "I Was A Rich Man's Plaything," which is considered the first work of Pop Art. Richard Hamilton, another prominent member of The Independent Group, is often credited with formalizing the term "Pop Art" to describe this new artistic style that celebrated popular culture and mass media imagery.
Key Points:
- Eduardo Paolozzi and The Independent Group in London were the originators of Pop Art starting around 1952.
- The term "Pop" was first used in Paolozzi's 1947 collage.
- Richard Hamilton helped formalize the concept and term "Pop Art."
- The movement emerged as a response to mass culture and consumerism, blending everyday and commercial imagery with fine art.
Later, Pop Art became widely associated with American artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, who made the movement famous worldwide.
