Pop Art
Pop art was a mid-20th-century art movement that celebrated popular culture and everyday objects through vibrant and bold imagery.
Originating in the mid-1950s in Britain and later in the 1950s in the United States, pop art achieved its peak during the 1960s. It started as a rebellion against prevailing artistic and cultural norms, as well as conventional notions of art. A new generation of artists, including Andy Warhol and Richard Hamilton, found the teachings of art schools and the contents of museums disconnected from their daily experiences and the world around them. Instead, they turned to a diverse array of sources like Hollywood films, advertising, product design, popular music, and comic books to draw inspiration for their creative expressions.
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George Condo
American artist George Condo was part of the it-crowd in 1980s New York, hanging out at Andy Warhold’s factory. He blends Surrealism, Cubism and Pop Art to paint his own weird and wonderful world.
Actual Size: Explained
Ed Ruscha has spent his life toying with everyday words and objects – from roadside gas stations and billboards to the Hollywood sign. Featuring the SPAM logo and tin, Actual Size is one of his most iconic artworks. Here’s how a strange, satirical painting captured the essence of America.
Rethinking Reality with George Condo
Condo coined two terms to describe his radical art style – artificial realism and psychological realism.
Bridging the gap: how 50 years of hip-hop has changed the artworld
This is the story all about how hip-hop and art have propelled each other to global domination. From graffiti on the streets of the Bronx to record breaking auction results, hip-hop giants continue to make waves in the artworld.
What is silkscreen printing?
A printmaker takes a break from crafting world class editions at Make-Ready to guide us through the fundamentals, foibles and speculative future of screen printing and serigraphy.
The story behind the KIDS SEE GHOSTS album cover
How Takashi Murakami transformed his painting Manji-Fuji into the perfect album cover for Kid Cudi and Kanye West’s joint project, KIDS SEE GHOSTS.
Elizabeth Peyton
Since the birth of art, humans have painted themselves. But what do portraits mean today? And how do they continue to capture precious moments of history?
Ed Ruscha
Meet Ed Ruscha, the American Pop artist who fell in love with gas stations on a road trip to Los Angeles in the 1950s.
Andy Warhol
Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol was a pioneer of the American Pop Art movement. His work is widely recognised for its iconic colourful style — mixing contemporary art with celebrity culture and consumer goods.
Ed Ruscha
Ed Ruscha (he/him) was born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Aged 19 he moved to Los Angeles where he still lives and works today.
George Condo
George Condo (he/him) was born in New Hampshire in 1957. In 1979, he moved to New York City where he continues to live and work.
Takeru Amano
Takeru Amano (he/him) was born in 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. He currently lives and works in Tokyo.
Brian Calvin
Brian Calvin was born in 1969 in Visalia, California. He now lives and works in Ojai, California.
Bäst
Michael “Bäst” Polimeni (he/him) was born in Coney Island, New York in 1970. He lived in Brooklyn until his death in 2021, and spent many years working at nearby JFK Airport.
Rooo Lou
Rooo Lou was born in Osaka, Japan in 1988. He lives and works in Tokyo.
Parra
Parra (he/him) was born in 1976 in Maastricht, and now lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Sarah Morris
Sarah Morris was born in London, England in 1967, and raised in Rhode Island, USA. She’s now based in New York, working from her studio in Long Island City.
Face Oka
Face Oka was born in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, where he continues to live and work.
Hyangmok Baik
Hyangmok Baik (he/him) was born in 1990 in Seoul, where he continues to live and work.
TIDE
Japanese artist TIDE, real name Tatsuhiro Ide, was born in 1984 and currently lives and works in Tokyo.
Actual Size
SPAM takes flight in a print by Ed Ruscha.Ed Ruscha painted Actual Size in 1962 at a similar time to sonic, one word paintings like Oof, Smash and Honk. In its use of a household brand, Actual Size also draws connections with everyday consumerism and with Ruscha's larger scale appropriations, like the Hollywood sign.The painting brings to life “SPAM in a can” – a phrase coined by journalists to describe astronauts sent to space in self-piloting rockets. Its title is lifted from the world of advertising, circling the true-to-life dimensions of its flying subject. These layers speak to Ruscha’s flair for dual meanings and deadpan humour. Actual Size plays an important part in the history of both Pop Art and Conceptual Art, propelling it to become one of Ruscha’s most iconic paintings. To coincide with a retrospective at LACMA, it has been transformed into a limited edition print. Proceeds will support the museum’s future.
Christian Rex van Minnen
Christian Rex van Minnen (he/him) was born in 1980 in Rhode Island and lived in numerous US cities such as Denver, Los Angeles and Colorado, before settling in Brooklyn, New York.
Adriana Oliver
Spanish artist Adriana Oliver, born 1990, currently lives and works a short distance from Barcelona.
Hassan Hajjaj
Hassan Hajjaj was born in 1961 in Larache, Morocco, and now lives and works in London, UK.
Hebru Brantley
Hebru Brantley was born in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. He now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Haroshi
Haroshi was born in 1978 in Tokyo, Japan, where he continues to live and work.
Tomokazu Matsuyama
Tomokazu Matsuyama was born in 1976 in Japan and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
Paul Insect
Paul Insect (he/him), also known as PINS, was born in 1971 in the south east of England. He now lives and works in London.
Gaia (Black Marble)
Archetypal heroes and Pop Art codes converge in Hebru Brantley’s empowering Afrofuturism.Gaia, a personification of Mother Earth and embodiment of good fortune, belongs to a cast of instantly recognisable characters who have become synonymous with the artist’s practice.Realised in two separate parts and accompanied by a twin edition in white, each sculpture is carved from black Portoro marble – representing the artist’s first-ever work in the medium.
Gaia (White Marble)
Archetypal heroes and Pop Art codes converge in Hebru Brantley’s empowering Afrofuturism.Gaia, a personification of Mother Earth and embodiment of good fortune, belongs to a cast of instantly recognisable characters who have become synonymous with the artist’s practice.Realised in two separate parts and accompanied by a twin edition in black, each sculpture is carved from white Statuario marble - representing the artist’s first-ever work in the medium.
3 THE HARD WAY (SE)
Hebru Brantley draws inspiration from comic books and pop art to create empowering, afrofuturist visions. The artist says: “3 THE HARD WAY portrays the concept of standing together to fight a system of racism and violence against the Black community — because we are stronger together.” This edition also comes as a print.
3 THE HARD WAY
Hebru Brantley draws inspiration from comic books and pop art to create empowering, afrofuturist visions. The artist says: “3 THE HARD WAY portrays the concept of standing together to fight a system of racism and violence against the Black community — because we are stronger together.”
Billy Big Ears
Super Future Kid embodies millennial nostalgia with her trippy takes on classic Pop Art codes. She draws inspiration from the video games, music, toys and internet era that defined her childhood.In her 2021 limited print edition, titled Billy Big Ears, Super Future Kid combines technicolour hues and cartoon-like imagery with surreal compositions that play with depth and perception. Each edition is signed by the artist.Super Future Kid's Billy Big Ears has sold out. The good news? We will release new editions by Super Future Kid in the future, available to buy online at Avant Arte.
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We collaborate with artists to create both limited editions and works on paper.
A limited edition is a set number of similar or identical artworks. The size of the edition denotes the total number of artworks that will ever be made, underscoring their value.
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Every artwork is signed or stamped, and individually numbered. You will also receive a stamped and numbered certificate of authenticity.
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