Art...Totally Psychedelic!

The art of the 1960’s was other way to show others that this was who they were. Art  in the 60’s was very much like the fifties in that both eras were influenced by the desire to move forwarded in both the modern age and the space age. There were many different types of art during this era, such as mobiles and sculptures from Alexander Calder or non-representational art from Helen Frankenthaler, these showed a desire to escape from details to interpret.  Many artists from this era wanted to inspire people to jump into the unknown and experience the art in their own way, art was not a set view but a thing that was open for interpretation. Among these new artists appeared Andy Warhol who brought Pop Art to the era. Pop Art was a form of art that brought color and excitement to the era. Many other  types of art came to be as well, such as assemblage art, environmental art and kinetic abstraction. Also durging the drug age, drug induced art was called Psychedelic Art, this art usually consisted of bright colors, movement and it looked very much like a kaleidoscope. Psychedelic art was usually used for concert posters during this time. 1960’s art was full of color and movement, it showed the desire to move forwarded.