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| M4C means Meet for Coffee ATC by Phillip Hoyle |
The next ATC trade I plan to attend has as its theme “Pop Art.” To me it seems as if most of the artist trading cards I have seen are in some way Pop Art. No matter what the topic, card makers are attracted to popular culture for at least some of their imagery. Of course there are exceptions: scenic paintings, drawings, and more. But the predominant tendency seems towards pop imagery.
In the mid-1950s and throughout the 60s Pop Art was striving to make important statements concerning all fine art. To many artists the old traditions seem to have lost their allure or challenge. Already several earlier movements had concentrated on or at least integrated collage and assemblage into works. Following such departures from tradition, some Pop Art used images, wording, ideas and techniques common to commercial advertising. Other artists were drawn toward popular entertainment and the cult of celebrity that had made its way into world culture. Pop Art celebrated such images and people using a variety of media and often incorporating cutouts of various kinds. Their mixed media art made new statements. Of course now, some fifty plus years later, artists have to stretch themselves to make any new statements. Perhaps fulfilling such a goal is impossible, but still we try!
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| 831 means I Love You ATC by Phillip Hoyle |
Denver, 2014
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| BTWITIAILWU means By the way I think I am in love with you ATC by Phillip Hoyle |
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| GAGFI means Gives a gay first impression ATC by Phillip Hoyle |
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