Brooklyn artists’ works “pop” at exhibit...

Brooklyn artists’ works “pop” at exhibit...

Joseph Tepper for Daily News

Brooklyn artists contributed their “pop art” to the POW exhibit, open through May 19 at the TNC Gallery in the East Village.

Five Brooklyn artists are part of POW: Pop Now, an edgy exhibit of popular culture-inspired art.

More than 50 works of pop art a style interweaving popular culture elements in m ultimedia form are now on display at the TNC Gallery in the East Village.

These artists are taking pop culture thats been out there for years and years and turning it on its head, said POWs curator and Sunset Park-based artist Sean Noyce.

The exhibit has it all: From a series of Marilyn Monroe collages, to dog droppings made from yarn, and a rendition of black Betty Boop.

The essence of pop is fine-tuning the visual language of corporations and advertising that we are all very familiar with, said Noyce, who spent several months curating the exhibit with entries from both local and foreign artists.

Pop art first emerged in the mid 1950s to challenge the notion of fine art with materials taken from advertising, newspapers, and mass media. Today, artists continue to use popular culture elements to reach a broader audience.

Its about turning everyday objects into works of art and meeting the popular audience halfway, said Brooklyn artist a nd POP contributor Alfie Lee, 43.

Lees photo essays scroll through on a series of four mini-LCD screens, and are the combination of family snapshots and text. Other Brooklyn contributors, like Sunset Park artist Katya Usvitsky, added more avant-garde pieces to the exhibit.

Pop artists show a sense of humor in their work, said Usvitsky, 31, who knitted dog droppings as a commentary on feminism. It is much better to talk about a serious subject through a sense of humor.

At the gallery opening on Tuesday, art enthusiasts perused the various multimedia forms. Miguel Sabogal, 28, was especially interested in another one of Usvitsky's knitted masterpieces: A full-sized yellow bike made completely of yarn.

I like it, said Sabogal. I dont think Id want to ride it.

The exhibit is open daily 12-8 PM at the TNC Gallery at 155 First Ave. through May 19. For more information, please visit www.tncgallery.com.