The artwork titled “Nervous City” by Red Grooms, created in 1971, belongs to the Pop Art movement and is a genre painting.
“Nervous City” vividly portrays a bustling urban scene teeming with eccentric and exaggerated caricatures. The artwork is saturated with vibrant colors and intricate details, giving it a dynamic and chaotic atmosphere. Various figures are depicted engaging in diverse activities against a backdrop of commercial signage and urban elements such as “Topless Bikini Skirt Lounge” and numerous other bustling advertisements. The density of characters and elements in the artwork creates an overwhelming and vividly animated representation of city life, embodying the tension and intensity of a crowded metropolis. Its snappy and bold depiction captures the Pop Art movement’s flair for contemporary, everyday scenes energized with humor and satirical undertones.
