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Pop Art

Pop Art. What does the “Pop” in Pop Art stand for?. The “Pop” Stands for Popular Culture. What is Popular Culture? What is it made up of?. Popular Culture is commercial culture that is defined by popular tastes at the time.

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Pop Art

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  1. Pop Art What does the “Pop” in Pop Art stand for?

  2. The “Pop” Stands for Popular Culture What is Popular Culture? What is it made up of?

  3. Popular Culture is commercial culture that is defined by popular tastes at the time. Is Pop Culture of your generation the same as Pop Culture of your parents or grandparents?

  4. After World War II, the United States went through significant cultural and social changes, which helped form the Pop Art movement. In the 1950s and 60s, mass media changed and the consumer culture of the United States shifted towards mass consumption. (Many people started associating with and buying the same types of things)

  5. Popular Foods, Images and People Celebrities, characters, or objects became POP ICONS that provided defining characteristics of a whole society or era. Fast food restaurants and television commercials led to the mass consumption that formed the Pop Art movement.

  6. Three Main Artists in Pop Art • Andy Warhol • Roy Lichtenstein • Peter Max

  7. Andy Warhol: Profile • His work mainly focuses on celebrity culture and mass production • Repetition is a major part of his art • Flat areas of bold color • Simple Design, Everyday Objects • His work is very commercial (Advertising) • Illustrator, Screen Printer, Videographer, Painter

  8. Andy Warhol: Art

  9. Elvis 8, Sold in 2008

  10. Roy Lichtenstein: Profile • Favored the old-fashioned comic strip as his subject matter. • Hard Edged images • Sometimes incorporates onomonopia (sound words) • Advertising/Newspaper • Uses halftone (Creating color or value with DOTS) • Solid areas of color • Created by hand, but looks machine made • Large Scale • Uses the primary colors as his main color palette

  11. Roy Lichtenstein: Art

  12. Peter Max: Profile • Illustrator, Painter, Printmaker, Graphic Artist • Psychedelic shapes and colors • Became popular from his art being on television commercials • Can be associated with “hippies” in the 1960s • Interest in astronomy (Uses stars, the sun, sky, clouds, etc…) • Broad strokes of color • No empty space (No areas of white) • Took advantage of mass media-he was on television, designed a stamp, created posters, and he even designed the exterior of a plane

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=punS9XAjMJ8

  14. Pop Art Poster Project Requirements • Choose one style of Pop Art to use: Warhol, Lichtenstein, Max • Characteristics specific to the chosen style are used • Choose a school appropriate Pop Culture Image from your generation (Celebrity, Object, Brand, Etc…) • A grid is used to enlarge your image to fit the poster (Grid is created properly) • Draw your chosen image as accurately as possible • Mix all of your own colors • Paint neatly, following all proper procedures • Outline your drawing with Sharpie when painting is complete

  15. PETER MAX INSPIRED EXAMPLES

  16. ANDY WARHOL INSPIRED EXAMPLES

  17. ROY LICHTENSTEIN INSPIRED EXAMPLES

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