One of the great things about pop art and pop music is that it truly is the “popular” art of the people. It is accessible to everyone. Of course, pop music is free for anybody to listen to on the radio, and modern digital technology allows very inexpensive downloads of just about any music ever recorded. You might think that pop art is more difficult to come by, but the average person can enjoy pop art just as easily as the richest private collector.

The best way to enjoy original pop art is to participate in its creation. There are no boundaries to creative artistic expression. If Andy Warhol can make a soup can label into art, then you are free to explore new ways of seeing things, too. Even if you don’t create your own art, you can participate in real-time artistic creations like the Gates in Central Park — even your local haunted house on Halloween could be viewed as a type of interactive work of pop artists.

Visit your local art museum to see original works by the world’s best pop artists. The price of admission is inexpensive entertainment for an afternoon, but many public museums even have a free day once a week or once a month. There is nothing quite like seeing famous works of art up close where you can take in the scale and texture and imagine seeing through the eyes of the artist.

If you want to buy pop art to decorate your home or office, you don’t have to pay a fortune for it. Many local artists produce works of astounding quality that you can buy for surprisingly little money. You can also go to online sites like eBay to see what you can find. A search today in the eBay art category for “Andy Warhol” returns over 700 results. This includes very affordable items listed for under five dollars all the way up to original pieces priced in the tens of thousands of dollars. So, you can spend a little or spend a lot and enjoy the works of your favorite pop artist.