Thiebaud, who was born in 1920 in Mesa, Arizona, began painting his still - lifes as early as 1953, very much in the heyday of abstract expressionism, making him an early trailblazer of
the nascent pop style.
Not exact matches
Switching to a career in fine art from his dream of becoming a commercial artist, Ed Ruscha first came into prominence in the early 60s with his large word paintings and paintings of commercial icons, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Standard Station, that related in manner and
style to the
nascent Pop art movement.