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American Exports:Pop Art and Democracy?
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American Exports: Pop Art and Democracy? "I am for an art that takes its forms from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself." (Claes Oldenburg, 1961) At first sight this statement by Claes Oldenburg might not sound unusual to contemporary ears. But about a generation ago, it definitely did. This comment one could argue reflected the basic thoughts and 'philosophy' of a completely new form of art which emerged in the 1960s in America and came to be called 'Pop Art'. Just as the statement above implies, the overall idea behind Pop Art was based on a thourough affirmation of life itself, which, one can argue, was a characteristic feature of that period. The 1960s were an era of cultural awakening, economic boom and national self-confidence in America....
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