Like Pop artists of the 1960s and 1970s in Britain and the United States, ukiyo-e artists found inspiration in contemporary urban life, fashion, and new consumer products. Free of the weighty symbolism and moralizing overtones of earlier imagery, ukiyo-e was a buoyant affirmation of modern life. With their fluid, descriptive outlines, novel vantage points, bold colors, and audacious compositions, these works were fresh and seductively hip. But like Pop art, ukiyo-e also reflected the disruptiveness of popular culture and the brash, transient, and controversial aspects of contemporary society.