Art Education- Pop Art

2. Goals of this presentation:
o To introduce you to the art movement “Pop Art.”
o Learn about the key artistes during this time period.
o Look at examples of Pop Art.
o Talk about what is part of popular culture today.
o Come up with your own idea for a piece of
original Pop Art.

3. When you are finished you should be able to answer the
following questions…
0 What is Pop Art?
0 Who were the key players involved
in this movement? (name at least 3)
0 What are some of the main elements
that all Pop Art has?
0 What is Popular Culture?

4. The Pop artists moved away from Abstract
Expressionism which was the “in” style of
art in the 50s. The Abstract Expressionist
evoked emotions, feelings and ideas
through formal elements such as:
Line
Color
Shape
Form
Texture
“Pop Artists did images that anybody walking down
the street could recognize in a split second…all the
great modern things that the Abstract
Expressionists tried so hard not to notice at all.”—
Gretchen Berg.

5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
Read all about the history of
Pop Art @:

6. Pop Artists used bold, flat colors and hard edge
compositions adopted from commercial designs
like those found in:
• Billboards
• Murals
• Magazines
• Newspapers

7. Pop Artists reflected 60’s culture by using new
materials in their artworks including:
• Acrylic Paints
• Plastics
• Photographs
• Fluorescent and
0 Metallic colors

8. As well as new technologies and methods:
• Mass production
• Fabrication
• Photography
• Printing
• Serials

9. Pop art was appealing to many
viewers, while others felt it
made fun of common people
and their lives. It was hard
for some people to
understand why Pop Artists
were painting cheap,
everyday objects, when the
function of art historically
was to uphold and represent
culture’s most valuable
ideals.

10. Andy Warhol was one of the most famous Pop
Artists. Part of his artistic practice was using new
technologies and new ways of making art including
• Photographic Silk-Screening
• Repetition
• Mass production
• Collaboration
• Media events

11. Warhol used without permission images from
magazines, newspapers, and press photos of the
most popular people of his time
http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html
Check out this
website- you can
create your own
Andy Warhol
Painting

12. Warhol used the repetition of media events
to critique and reframe cultural ideas
through his art

13. Warhol took common everyday items and gave them
importance as “art” He raised questions about the
nature of art:
What makes one work of art better than
another?

14. Other famous Pop Artists:
Robert Rauschenberg
Check him out @:
Wikipedia
Wayne Thiebaud
Check him out @:
Wikipedia

15. Pop artists stretched the definitions of what art
could be and how it can be made
“The Pop idea, after all, was that anybody
could do anything, so naturally we were
all trying to do it all…” ---Andy Warhol

16. Let’s Test your Skills-
Question #1:
What kind of subjects did pop artistes depict?
a. Landscapes
b. Portraits (just portraits)
c. Abstract Art
d. Everyday Objects
Answer: D

17. Question #2:
Pop Artists reflected 60’s culture by using new
________________ in their artworks including?
a. Lighting
b. Materials
c. Celebrities
d. Cars
Answer: B

18. Question #3:
Pop Artists inspiration could be found in what?
a. Billboards and Comic Strips
b. Magazines and Photographs
c. Popular Culture
d. All of the Above
Answer: D

19. What we have learned-
0 Pop Art started as a way to change the current art
style, which was, Abstract Art.
0 Pop Art took every day objects and depicted them as
fine art.
0 People challenged the Pop Artists at first, was this
really art?
0 Andy Warhol was one of the most famous Pop Artists
in the 60’s. He used many new forms of technology to
create new art.
0 Pop Art used bold, flat colors. There was not a lot of
shading and value.
0 Pop Art was an exciting time in the art world.

20. Now it is your turn…try to create
your own Pop Art…
Now that we have learned what other Pop Artists have
done it is time for you to try to create Pop Art for our
decade. Using Popular Culture from the current time
period. Let’s talk about what some of our Popular
Culture is right now?
Now that we have brainstormed some great ideas…get
to the drawing board. Come up with 3 different ideas for
your painting and then pick the best one (with help
from Mrs. Powers)
Your Assignment Sheet

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