pop art

noun

A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.

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Meanings

nounpop art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartA genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.

    Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.

    1978, Don DeLillo, Running Dog, New York: Knopf, page 148

Origin

From op art and abbreviation of popular, attributed to English art critic Lawrence Alloway (1926–1990).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 波普藝術 /波普艺术, 普普藝術 /普普艺术
  • 波普藝術 /波普艺术 (bōpǔ yìshù)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
  • 普普藝術 /普普艺术 (pǔpǔ yìshù)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Dutch popart
  • popartgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
German Pop-Art
  • Pop-Artgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Greek ποπ αρτ
  • ποπ αρτgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Japanese ポップアート
  • ポップアート (poppu āto)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Korean 팝아트
  • 팝아트 (pabateu)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Polish pop-art, popart
  • pop-artgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
  • popartgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Russian поп-а́рт
  • поп-а́рт (pop-árt)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Swedish popkonst
  • popkonstgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Thai ศิลปะประชานิยม
  • ศิลปะประชานิยมgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Turkish pop sanatı
  • pop sanatıgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Ukrainian попа́рт
  • попа́рт (popárt)genre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Vietnamese pop art
  • pop artgenre of art that uses elements of popular culture
Cite this entry
APA

pop art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20art

MLA

“pop art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pop art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20art.

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