One of the biggest reasons why pop art is such an enormous trend is because people feel as though they can really relate to it. And this is one reason why pop artists are starting to use celebrities more and more as their subjects. Pop artists use celebrities in their art by collecting photographs or clippings of a particular celebrity, or many celebrities, and shaping and forming them all to turn them into something else. For instance, a pop artist may use several pictures of Bono, the lead singer of U2, and turn them into a giant AIDS ribbon. This would make the statement not only that AIDS is a pressing issue for society, but it also signifies Bono’s high dedication to the cause and finding a cure.

When pop artists use celebrities in their work, it’s more than simply making a collage of their different pictures and images. It is used to make a statement of that particular celebrity or of celebrities in general. Pop artists sometimes also use pictures of different celebrities to create one whole picture. They might take the head of one celebrity and place it on the body of another. This type of work is also used to make a statement about something the pop artist feels passionate about.

The trend to include celebrities among their work is becoming so big among pop artists because it’s these celebrities that are so identifiable and relatable to the general public. Because these same faces are always bombarding the media, and because their personal lives are so open, people feel as though they truly know these celebrities and therefore, are much more interested in them.