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[H2]Introduction to James Rosenquist and Pop Art[/H2] James Rosenquist (1933-2017) was an American artist and one of the protagonists in the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist’s pieces often explored the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, utilizing techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects. The pop art movement emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by bold, bright, and colorful images of popular culture, consumerism, and the mass media. [H2]The Painting 'President Elect'[/H2] [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=president+elect,president,elect&']President Elect[/A] is a painting by James Rosenquist, dated 1960-61/1964. It is an iconic work of pop art that includes a looming portrait of John F. Kennedy borrowed from a 1960 presidential campaign poster. Countering this portrait with images of middle-class wealth and consumerism, Rosenquist asks, 'Here is this new guy who wants to be President of the United States —what is he offering us?' The painting is a powerful critique of consumer culture and its impact on politics and society. [H2]The Collage as Source Material[/H2] The preparatory collage for [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=president+elect,president,elect&']President Elect[/A] is also on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. A large number of Rosenquist’s collages are being exhibited publicly for the first time in this retrospective, lending new insight into the artist’s methods by revealing source materials for his paintings and illuminating his creative process. [H2]Conclusion[/H2] [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=president+elect,president,elect&']President Elect[/A] is a powerful example of James Rosenquist's work and the pop art movement. The painting critiques consumer culture and its impact on politics and society, using advertising imagery and commercial colors to create a bold and bright image that captures the viewer's attention. The preparatory collage for the painting provides valuable insight into the artist's creative process and his use of source materials. [B]Explore more works by James Rosenquist at [/B][A HREF='https://WahooArt.com/@@/AE3MTV-']WahooArt[/A]. [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=the+pop+art+movement,movement&']The Pop Art Movement[/A], [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=james+rosenquist+president+elect,james,rosenquist,president,elect&']James Rosenquist: President elect[/A], and [A href='https://WahooArt.com/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=james+rosenquist+studio,james,rosenquist,studio&']James Rosenquist Studio[/A] are all available at WahooArt.com, an online company selling handmade oil paintings reproductions and print on canvas of famous artwork. [B]Discover more about James Rosenquist and his work [/B][A HREF='https://WahooArt.com/@/James-Rosenquist']here[/A].