Pop Art gained popularity in the U.S. in the late 1950s. A major pop artist, Andy Warhol made paintings of iconic American products like Campbell soup and of iconic American celebrities like Marilyn Monroe. Thus, he combined visual art and commercial art.
- Jackson Pollock thought that the journey toward making a work of art was as important as the work of art itself. Thus, Pollock moved away from traditional easel painting and dripped paint and other materials from all four sides of the canvas.
A famous Korean video artist, Nam Jun Baik constructed many different things from a robot to a turtle ship (in the photo) out of real TVs.
Eiffel Tower was at first met with much criticism and skepticism because critics thought the tower didn't match the city plan of Paris. However, it is now one of the biggest tourist attaction in France.
