My Pop Art is a group of artists who keep Pop Art alive in a way that’s approachable and accessible to just about anyone. If you have a photograph you want to memorialize, the artists at My Pop Art know how to put their imprint on it and make it into a genuine piece of artwork.

Its interesting to know that Pop Art predates Andy Warhol considerably. Wayne Thiebaud is a wonderful example of a Pop Art forefather. Alhough his work wasn’t necessarily called Pop Art at the time, he still drew from culturally known objects for his work.

Wayne Thiebaud was born November 23, 1920 and is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. His last name is pronounced “Tee-bo.”

He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, however, his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.

Thiebaud is best known for his paintings of production line objects found in diners and cafeterias, such as pies and pastries. Many wonder if he spent time working in the food industry, and in fact he did. As a young man in Long Beach, he worked at a cafe named Mile High and Red Hot, where “Mile High” was ice cream and “Red Hot” was a hot dog.

So when you order your piece of art from My Pop Art, remember artists like Wayne Theibaud and know you are part of a rich and wonderful legacy!