Pop Art was coined by a journo discussing the artists use of all things pop at the time. Andy Warhol was a key figure in this era, taking popular items and placing them in a photo and calling it art. This flew against the previous conservative artist that used skill, instead of placement to create their work. It seemed like a celebration of consumerism too, with adverts for soup and the like. Bright fluro colours were generally used and sometimes slogans too. The Pop art culture in Britain road on the curt tails of American products flooding the UK consumer market.
"These raw materials were largely scraps and traces of Americana left over from U.S. servicemen after WWII – ads, comics, posters, packages – and also the influx of American goods into Britain post-war. In this post-war time of hope and of rebuilding, Depression years. So, it is understandable that envy, materialism and politics" quote from Tess notes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2007/aug/26/art
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