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Jan 25, 2021 · Richard Hamilton: the pioneer of British Pop Art Posted 25 Jan 2021, by Chris Mugan As with fellow Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton 's roots in commercial art would have a major impact on his artistic career.
- Childhood
- Early Training
- Mature Period
- Late Period
- The Legacy of Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton was born into a working class family in Pimlico, London, where his father was a driver at a car dealership. As a child, Hamilton later recalled, "I suppose I was a misfit. I decided I was interested in drawing when I was 10. I saw a notice in the library advertising art classes. The teacher told me that he couldn't take me - these ...
In 1946 the school reopened, and Hamilton returned to the Royal Academy. He recalls, however, that by that time "it was run by a complete mad man, Sir Alfred Munnings, who used to walk about the place with a whip and jodhpurs. It was scary." Before long he was expelled for failing to comply with the school's regulations and for "not profiting from ...
In the 1950s Hamilton was a particularly important member of the Independent Group who met at the ICA in the 1950s. He took on a number of teaching posts, including at Central Saint Martins, London, and Kings College, Newcastle. In 1956, he was instrumental in defining the aims of "This is Tomorrow", the seminal exhibition at the Whitechapel Galler...
In the 1970s, Hamilton started a relationship with Rita Donagh, a painter whom he had taught in Newcastle. He later described her as "a favorite student of mine." His work began to focus on print-making processes and he also worked in collaboration with other artists, creating, for example, a series of works with the German artist Dieter Roth. He a...
Nearly every artist involved in the first wave of British Pop was shaped meaningfully by Hamilton's vision for the future of the movement. His impact on his British pupils Peter Blake and David Hockney is especially evident, but he also left his mark on the American Pop artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, whom he got to know and occas...
- British
- February 24, 1922
- London, England
- September 13, 2011
- Whaam! (1963) is a composition of two canvases that portray one fighter plane striking down another with a missile. The entire piece is rendered in a comic-strip style, with a limited, primary color palette and a block color design.
- Drowning Girl (1963) Drowning Girl depicts a young woman drowning in Lichtenstein’s signature comic-strip style. Her face is central to the piece, surrounded by water.
- Keith Haring’s Art: Street Murals and Activism. Keith Haring was an American artist associated with the POP Art movement and known for his street art. He was strongly influenced by the political climate of New York City in the 1980s.
- David Hockney’s Paintings: POP Art and 20th-century Modernism. David Hockney is a British artist, photographer and draftsman who remains one of the most important contributors to the POP Art movement.
Artist: Richard Hamilton. Hamilton's collage was a seminal piece for the evolution of Pop Art and is often cited as the very first work of the movement. Created for the exhibition This is Tomorrow at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 1956, Hamilton's image was used both in the catalogue for the exhibition and on posters advertising it. The ...
In this letter to the Smithsons, the British artist Richard Hamilton uses the term "Pop Art." His assumption that the Smithsons were already aware of the term (he lists its characteristics but does not feel the need to define it as a new term) indicates that "Pop Art" as a term was already known in the U.K. by January 1957 when the letter was written.
Apr 15, 2019 · Hamilton's first work of Pop Art also includes elements that predict major directions in the movement. A painting on the back wall showing comic book art anticipates Roy Lichtenstein. A canned ham points toward the consumer art of Andy Warhol, and the oversized lollipop is reminiscent of the sculptures of Claes Oldenburg.
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Dec 6, 2023 · While many of the most recognizable names in Pop Art are American artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenberg, who created paintings and sculptures inspired by comic books and advertisements throughout the 1960s, the movement actually originated in postwar London.
