In 17th-century France the still life was considered the lowliest of genres, art historian John Wilmerding ... but one might say it had its apotheosis in Pop, a movement that excelled at exalting ...

Coffee Cups and Comic (1962) which presents its subjects as soft toys on a real-life tabletop in a room devoted to still life and post-war consumerism – which is largely taken up with Pop Art.

Beneath the surface, however, much of Pop was critical of consumer culture and the American way of life. One of the ... and Wesselmann, are still alive and making art today. Though priced ...

Williams is known as the godfather of the lowbrow and pop ... made life wonderful and enjoyable," Williams says. "But these are all the things that don't quite make the cut in fine art school." ...

The Briton who would have turned 100 today, is often dubbed the father of pop art. He had long used popular ... stove into a colorized photographic still life. The Tate Modern had a retrospective ...

a cup and a newspaper placed on a chair. Picasso was renowned for reusing old canvasses and painting over discarded drawings. Researchers at the Art Institute of Chicago, where Still Life is ...