Pop Art (Big Series Art) (Hardcover)

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"Ce livre met parfaitement en lumiere les styles, les themes, la diversite des origines et des expressions nationales du Pop Art, completant l'ensemble par la biograhie des artistes les plus importants du mouvement." nart.com, France" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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"Everything is beautiful," raved Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, the world of the media and its stars. And in so saying, he was expressing the feelings of a generation who felt their age was dawning, an age of "love" and "freedom."

In art, too, a new attitude towards the present was making itself felt. Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Tom Wesselmann, Richard Hamilton and many other artists were discovering Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Coca Cola, comics, advertising, household appliances and food cans as an independent aesthetic reality. Popularity and triviality were no longer terms of abuse, but were central to a new understanding of an art whose aim was to break down the barriers between art and life.

The author gives us a detailed account of the styles, themes and sources of Pop Art, investigating its development in different countries and providing biographies of its leading exponents.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Taschen; 2 edition (April 1, 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 3822870218 ISBN-13: 978-3822870211 Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #955,357 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings by Donald Kuspit in Back Matter
• Picasso (Midi Series) by Ingo F Walther in Back Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and colorful, June 28, 2001 By  Thomas Lundin (Lakeville, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    First, an admission: I judge books about pop art mainly by the pictures. And by that measure, this book offers one of the broadest and most pleasing collection of pop art pieces to be found between two covers. The large 9-1/2" x 12" format allows for excellent reproduction of the art with ample detail. The vast majority of the photos are in color, and the few that aren't don't suffer greatly for it. But even though I'm a pictures-first kind of guy, the supporting text has to be informational and relevant. Again, by this measure, this book delivers. The text by Osterwold is lucid and perceptive, without being overly-academic (which is the downfall of many a pop art book). The translation from German was done expertly, for it reads well in English without any obvious awkwardness in style. Prior to this book, the best overall historical discussion of the subject was found in Lucy Lippard's _Pop Art_ (also available on Amazon), first published in the early 70s and reprinted in 1985. That book remains a worthy addition to any pop art aficionado's library, but if you're only looking for one book as a general treatment of the subject, Osterwold's is the one to get. 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars diversity, April 17, 2000 By A Customer This book was great! I really enjoyed it. It has a diverse selection of pieces in it, sculptures and paintings. It also had great explanations of the artists intent. I highly suggest this one. 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars A great collection with a few minor flaws, December 23, 2007 By  Steward Willons - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)       This review is from: Pop Art (Taschen 25th Anniversary) (Hardcover) Yet another great addition to the Taschen 25th Anniversary series. As one would expect, there are many beautifully reproduced works representing some of the finest works of the pop art era. Most of the chapters cover a certain theme (e.g. Media and Art, Origins of Pop Art), while four or five chapters at the end concentrate on specific artists. You get some good commentary on Warhol, Hamilton, Lichtenstein, and a couple others. Finally, the book includes a biographical dictionary of some of the most important pop art figures. I have two criticisms. First, the book feels slightly wordy. I'm no stranger to academic and scholarly writing, and I can usually tell when someone is posturing. The content is fine, but the style is excessive. When you start seeing "objectivize" where "objective" would perfectly suffice, you know something is up. It's not a huge criticism, but it keeps the text from reading as well as it could. The second criticism deals with the synchronization of image and text. When you're reading, you are often required to flip forwards or backwards up to three or four pages to find the work under discussion. In a book where the text so clearly aligns with the images, this is an announce. However, this probably isn't the larger point. I'd recommend buying it for the wonderful reproductions alone. There are certainly better books on pop art - the text isn't anything profound - but there aren't many available for this price. High-quality reproductions along with some helpful commentary make for an excellent book.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 2.0 out of 5 stars A Coffee Table Book Masquerading as a Work of Academia While the works of art reproduced in this book are numerous and colorful, the accompanying text is not very useful for anybody looking for an actual resource on the subject of... Read more Published 26 days ago by Trevor 5.0 out of 5 stars Bright, colorful book that captures the look and feel of Pop Art As always, Taschen books are a great deal for the price. This is a good survey of Pop Art mostly through the images. Read more Published 4 months ago by Michael A. Duvernois 4.0 out of 5 stars "Pop Art" by Tilman Osterwold This is a really good book! Not only is it a great over view and introduction to the origins and pioneers of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, but it covers the philosophies of... Read more Published 10 months ago by Tim L Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; 2 edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822870218
• ISBN-13: 978-3822870211
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #955,357 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and colorful, June 28, 2001

By	Thomas Lundin (Lakeville, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First, an admission: I judge books about pop art mainly by the pictures. And by that measure, this book offers one of the broadest and most pleasing collection of pop art pieces to be found between two covers. The large 9-1/2" x 12" format allows for excellent reproduction of the art with ample detail. The vast majority of the photos are in color, and the few that aren't don't suffer greatly for it.

But even though I'm a pictures-first kind of guy, the supporting text has to be informational and relevant. Again, by this measure, this book delivers. The text by Osterwold is lucid and perceptive, without being overly-academic (which is the downfall of many a pop art book). The translation from German was done expertly, for it reads well in English without any obvious awkwardness in style.

Prior to this book, the best overall historical discussion of the subject was found in Lucy Lippard's _Pop Art_ (also available on Amazon), first published in the early 70s and reprinted in 1985. That book remains a worthy addition to any pop art aficionado's library, but if you're only looking for one book as a general treatment of the subject, Osterwold's is the one to get.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars diversity, April 17, 2000

By A Customer

This book was great! I really enjoyed it. It has a diverse selection of pieces in it, sculptures and paintings. It also had great explanations of the artists intent. I highly suggest this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great collection with a few minor flaws, December 23, 2007

By	Steward Willons - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Pop Art (Taschen 25th Anniversary) (Hardcover)

Yet another great addition to the Taschen 25th Anniversary series. As one would expect, there are many beautifully reproduced works representing some of the finest works of the pop art era. Most of the chapters cover a certain theme (e.g. Media and Art, Origins of Pop Art), while four or five chapters at the end concentrate on specific artists. You get some good commentary on Warhol, Hamilton, Lichtenstein, and a couple others. Finally, the book includes a biographical dictionary of some of the most important pop art figures.

I have two criticisms. First, the book feels slightly wordy. I'm no stranger to academic and scholarly writing, and I can usually tell when someone is posturing. The content is fine, but the style is excessive. When you start seeing "objectivize" where "objective" would perfectly suffice, you know something is up. It's not a huge criticism, but it keeps the text from reading as well as it could.

The second criticism deals with the synchronization of image and text. When you're reading, you are often required to flip forwards or backwards up to three or four pages to find the work under discussion. In a book where the text so clearly aligns with the images, this is an announce.

However, this probably isn't the larger point. I'd recommend buying it for the wonderful reproductions alone. There are certainly better books on pop art - the text isn't anything profound - but there aren't many available for this price. High-quality reproductions along with some helpful commentary make for an excellent book.