On sale TBC Rococo - The First Pop Art

Rococo-The First Pop Art Steve Carroll
In this first talk of the 2025-26 season, speaker Steve Carroll, finds links between Rococo, an early 18th century style of painting -often considered frivolous -with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. He compares and contrasts the life and work of Anton Watteau (1684-1721) with that of Andy Warhol (1928-1987). He will argue that the spirit of Rococo is very similar to the philosophy of Pop Art and so reassesses both movements.
Steve Carroll is speaker on art history. He has taught courses on a whole range of subjects, across different countries and across different time periods. This has given him a broad appreciation of global art, which he uses to create lectures on themes that spread across all cultures and across different times. Steve also teaches practical art and is an award-winning artist.
Doors and the bar at Thornden Hall Arts Centre open from 18.45; talks start at 19.30 and last an hour with additional time for questions. Free for members: visitors please pay £8 on the day at the signing in desk: card only.
For more information about the Arts Society Southampton and to enquire about annual membership please visit www.theartssocietysouthampton.org.uk or email info@the artssocietysouthampton.org.uk
Image copyright: Lasse Olsson / Pressens bild, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPhotograph of the American artist Andy Warhol in Moderna Museet, Stockholm, before the opening of his retrospective exhibition. Brillo boxes in the background.