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An 8 page paper which examines how women were used and perceived in the Pop Art culture and the myths of the 1960s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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were not seen as the once docile creatures of the 1950s and previous generations, but vibrant and colorful creatures of power. Miniskirts demonstrated their sexual independence and freedom, and the
burning of their bras celebrated their change in society and politics as their power and notoriety in society grew. At the same time there was, in the world of pop
art, a very different perspective of women. The world of art was predominantly comprised of male artists and when the figures of women made their way into the mens work
it seems that there is very little indication they were depicting women as equals or figures of empowerment. The following paper examines how women were depicted in pop art of
the 1960s. Women and the Pop Art Culture of the 1960s As mentioned, the world of pop art was a world dominated by men. One artist, a female
artist, states, "Its interesting to see how the image of women, for instance, has changed: what it was like in the 1960s, when 98 percent of artists were men. They
depicted women in a very radical way" (An interview with Tuula Karjalainen, 2006). However, at the same time it seems that women were not the subject of paintings very often
as the pop art movement was one that generally focused on objects, abstracts, and commercialism as it involved a consumerist and warlike world. The art of the pop culture was
that which addressed many social problems, but yet did not really seem to address the position of women as they fought for rights. As Karjalainen (2006) states in her interview,
"In America, pop art was often culture of the surface and light, and it did not necessarily need to have content." At the same time the presentation of art
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