Why Pop Art?

What makes Pop Art popular? I have often wondered why Pop Art has sustained its popularity throughout the years. Most large museums have had major shows featuring Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Coons, Ty Wobbly and others this year. There were numerous museums exhibiting Warhol all over the country this year. One of the major shows at the museum in the city where I live was Andy Warhol.

It seems that the when the Pop artists first became popular in 1962 and it was new many were acquiring this work and the prices began to skyrocket. Many who were early investors in Pop art compared their acquisitions to high priced stocks. Today, perhaps the same is true. At recent postwar and contemporary art auctions, the Pop art work is going for ridiculously large sums of money.

Some say Pop Art is for the masses. Most people enjoy Pop Art because of its simplistic style and perhaps because it reflects the soul of a society. Pop Art still rules today and you could probably say it has become as much of a commodity as gold and silver.

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