Question

You just read that pop art was a reaction to abstract expressionism. Which characteristics of abstract expressionism did pop artists rebel against? Also, how did pop art differ from abstract expressionism?

Answer 1

Pop Art is a style of art which explores the everyday imagery that is so much a part of contemporary consumer culture. Common sources of imagery include advertisements, consumer product packaging, celebrity photographs, and comic strips. That means subjects. Abstract paintings by definition have no subjects.

It isn't so much a rebellion against Abstract Expressionism ; it's just to take art in a new direction in order to be noticed. hope this helps

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Answer 2

(MY ANSWER) Pop artists make artwork that is easy to interperet, produced for mass consumption. Pop art has obvious subjects and simplified movements, not to say it is without creativity, you will often see enlarged or exaggerated objects like baby's with a huge lolipops. Abstract art requieres deeper observation but it is always in the eye of the beholder.

Step-by-step explanation:

(EDMENTUM ANSWER WORD FOR WORD)Pop artists rebelled against the elitist tendencies seen in abstract expressionism and other art forms before it. Pop art differed from abstract expressionism because it was very imagecentric and reproduced images seen in the mass media. Abstract expressionism used nonrepresentational, or abstract, images. The masses were often bewildered by abstract expressionism. Pop art was easier to understand and recognize.