Pop Art Gallery Auckland
Inspired from sources such as advertising comic books hollywood movies and pop music artists such as andy warhol made this style of art extremely popular.
Pop art gallery auckland. Auckland art gallery toi o tāmaki is now staying open later than usual every friday allowing visitors to roam the exhibition halls and gift shop until 9pm. Auckland art gallery toi o tāmaki is the largest art institution in new zealand with a collection numbering over 15 000 works. Auckland is the home of many incredibly talented new zealand artists. Art galleries and experiences.
Each with their own stylistic touches and sources of inspiration these contemporary creatives are guaranteed to amaze art lovers from the world over. Billy apple onzm is an artist whose work is associated with the new york and british schools of pop art in the 1960s and with the conceptual art movement in the 1970s. He collaborated with the likes of andy warhol and other pop artists. Pop art for sale auckland.
New zealand fine prints stock prints by important overseas pop artists like roy lichtenstein and andy warhol as well as artwork from new zealand pop artists like dick frizzell and otis frizzell. Pop is an annual series of pop up art projects in public spaces bringing creativity and surprise to central auckland. Pop art gallery is an art print store based in auckland new zealand specializing in premium quality on trend art prints. One of the major movements in 20th century art pop art is fine art drawing from the deep well of popular culture.
These include major holdings of new zealand historic modern and contemporary art and outstanding works by māori and pacific island artists as well as european painting sculpture and print collections ranging in date from 1376 to the present day. Parnell gallery represents predominantly new zealand artists with works ranging from paintings to limited edition prints and sculpture. Pop art takes objects or scenes from ordinary life and applies commercial art and illustration techniques to create a painting. Pop art began in the uk in the 1950s and flourished in america in the 1960s.
To give you an idea here are 8 artists from auckland everyone needs to know more about. Happy hour kicks off in the onsite cafe from 4 6pm with discounts on selected beer and wine as well as menu offers and bar snacks. To see where pop is popping up next search popakl on facebook and follow popakl on instagram.