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THE PATH TO POP CULTURE Art 212 Research Paper The Path to Pop Culture One of the most influential time periods with in Art Culture was Pop Art. It paved the way for Art that that challenged the convention of fine art. This is my attempt to learn about Pop Art because I want to show how the WWII was an influence on Abstract Expressionism. That later influenced Pop Art. This way I can help my reader understand, the power of Pop Art. During this paper I plan to discuss, World War II and the effects philosophic thinking, inspirational artist of the 1960s that opposed the Abstract Expressionism movement and compare the movements. World War II had a drastic effect on the world after it ended. Many felt abandoned by their home nation.†¦show more content†¦This resulted in the shift from figurative to abstract imagery and from material to spiritual content. These effects were common of those who lost their homes during the war†1. In Physiological terms it’s called Existentialism, this theory is based upon existence and how you see yourse lf within humanity. The birth of Existentialism came, after the Great Depression. It then followed again after the Second World War. This state of mind comes to life generally, when they believe human life is in no way complete and fully satisfying. Due to suffering and losses that occur when considering the lack of protection, power, and control one has over their life. Even though they do agree that life is not optimally satisfying, it nonetheless has meaning. Existentialism is the search and journey for true self and true personal meaning in life. In art terms a way to express this disconnect was though painter s creative process. It was an act of necessary self-assertion, an expression of freedom and authenticity. Harold Rosenburg a powerful art critic of this time strongly believes in order to understand Abstract Expressionist painting, you need to understand existentialism. The philosophy played an important role in shaping Rosenberg’s notion of Action Painting. Meani ng what was to go on the canvas was not a picture but an event.†2 Rosenberg viewed this as a personal