Pop Art Design Exhibition

Fig. 1 Sketchbook sketches I (author's own)

Fig. 2 Sketchbook sketches II (author's own)

Fig. 3 Sketchbook sketches III (author's own)

Fig. 4 Sketchbook sketches IV (author's own)

The Pop Art Design exhibition at Barbican was an interesting exhibition, it was a trip through the history of one of the most influential movements of the post-war era, it generated an unforgettable array of art works that still resonate today.

Above are some sketches from my sketchbook that I have produced during the exhibition. I have noticed that there is an emphasis on outline within the images. Pop art is a very distinctive style of art, you could tell it apart almost instantly. Whether it's the bright colours or the bold and harsh outlines, pop art has created a habitat within our minds.

I saw Pop art in fashion (Stephen Willats 'Variable Sheets Example No. 2'- 1965), on vehicles (Judy Chicago 'Car Hood'- 1964), in advertisements (Andy Warhol 'Close Cover Before Striking'- 1962), on objects (Verner Panton 'Heart-Shaped Cone Chair/K3'- 1959) and in posters (Martin Sharp 'Mr Tambourine Man'- 1967.

Although pop art is recognizable, it is sometimes difficult to notice it when it exists around us, sometimes because it is used so subtly, and sometimes because we have gotten so used to looking at it that we just don't register all of our surroundings in a literal sense. It's there, we know it exists, if anyone questions us about it we will become conscious of it, we will see it rather than look at it.