Pop art revisited
What is popular, transient, expendable, lowcost, mass produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous and big business?
Answer: Pop art, Richard Hamilton-style. The definition is Hamilton’s own. He believes in a theory of a pop art continuum with all art
from Picasso to Presley being equal. Hamilton is the British artist known as the father of pop art or art derived from popular culture.
It was Hamilton who looked to television, the cinema, domestic appliances and cars as subjects for fine art, as legitimate subjects as any other, he said. The artist’s work is on show at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery from October 14 in a retrospective exhibition which includes all but 15 of his prints. “Richard Hamilton Prints” covers the period, 1939 to 1987, and shows the artist’s explorations of different print techniques including etchings, screenprints, collage, and embossing. The exhibition has been brought to New Zealand by Blueport A.C.T. (N.Z.), Ltd, and the British Council. The Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council has provided funding for the tour. The exhibits have been loaned by Waddington Graphics of London. The exhibition will run until November 1.
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Press, 12 October 1988, Page 22
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