Pop Art Overview by Karen Schindler

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Slide Notes

Pop Art Overview

Deck by Henry Little. One fact explained more fully for middle school students.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Pop Art

By Henry Little

History

Originated in Mid 1950s Britain
Spread to U.S. in late 1950s

What is Pop Art

Often paintings of mass culture objects or celebrities
Aimed to blur the boundaries between "high" art and "low" culture
No hierarchy of culture
An influential characteristic of Pop art - art may borrow from ANY source

Famous Pop Art Artists

Andy Warhol

Very famous Pop Art artist (1928-1987)

Photo by 16 Miles of String

Warhol's most famous piece

This is a painting of Marilyn Monroe
Warhol used photo-stencils in screen-printing

Roy Lichtenstein

Very famous Pop Art artist (1923-1977)

Lichtenstein's most famous piece

This piece is named "Drowning Girl" painted in 1963
He often used Ben-Day dots in his art
There were often subliminal messages in his art
Notice the heavy black lines used for definition

In Conclusion

Pop Art was brash, young, fun, and hostile to the artistic establishment
And it has deeply changed modern art

STUDENT EXAMPLES OF POP ART PORTRAIT

LOOK FOR THE BLACK OUTLINES, BEN-DAY DOTS, AND BRIGHT & BOLD COLORS

Pop Art Portraits

Now let's use your knowledge to look at some student work

Pop Art Portraits

Now let's use your knowledge to look at some student work

Karen Schindler

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