Pop & Neo Pop

This type of Pop Art is often based on expanding the idea and borrowing a lot from cultural icons (such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, Marilyn Monroe, etc). Neo-Pop Art relies a lot on social media for both inspiration and to spread the word about their work.

Neo-Pop Art is often critical of values, relationships, and interactions. It often takes a jab at celebrities, politicians and embraces ideas that are provocative and controversial.

Neo-Pop Art is not really a movement, but it is a good way to categorize this new group of artists. The work of these artists also draws from Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Photorealism, Graffiti, and many other types of art, as well. The original Pop Art movement broke new ground and was avant-garde. Neo-Pop Art, on the other hand, is not a new style, but a dramatic and controversial evolution of the previous generation. Also, it could be called “Shock Pop Art and Low brow.”