Meet Andy Warhol --- TEACHER NOTES
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OVERVIEW
Students will research Andy Warhol and Pop Art. Using photo-editing
software they will produce their own Pop Art.
Pop Art Definition: subjects generally include common objects and
commercial images. These objects are often distorted, enlarged,
simplified and decorated using unusual colors.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE:
This Learning Resource assumes the student has a basic
knowledge of digital photography.
TEACHER PREP TIME: 1 hour
If you have not worked with a digital camera or photo editing
software before you may want to become comfortable.
DELIVERABLES:
Students will submit their Pop art digital photos.
EVALUATION / GRADING:
Student's work will be evaluated using a rubric in Evaluation
(/35).
Answers provided in Steps will also be evaluated (/30).
Variations on a Theme
Running short on time?
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Have students only create one Pop art picture.
Want to take this another step?
Have students compare Pop Art to other types of art work.
Have students complete the learning resources focusing on art. For
example: Biography: Leonardo da Vinci, North West Coast Native Art
and Claymations.
Is there only one computer in the classroom?
Have students take the pictures using a digital camera,
download them to the computer, print them and manipulate
photos using various art supplies.
More Information
Teacher Tips:
Begin project with a brief introduction on Pop Art. Information
provided in teacher section (pink area) of student learning
resources.
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POP art: Introduce students to Andy Warhol by first discussing "Pop
Art."
- Pop art began in Great Britain in the 1950’s as a reaction against the
abstract expressionist style of the 1940’s
- Pop artist believed that art had become overly intellectual and could
not appeal to the masses.
- Pop artists embraced the environment of everyday life and used it in
their art. The work was intended to be impersonal and allow the
viewer to respond directly to the object rather than the skill used to
create it.
- This movement was an important step in the history of the visual
arts. It was the first time that artists focused their attention onto the
vulgarity and materialism of modern culture, effectively holding a
magnifying glass on American culture.
Andy Warhol
- Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pennsylvania.
- He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949.
- Once he began doing art, all of his subjects came from popular
culture.
- It was not a portrait, but an image of a celebrity.
- The picture does not reveal anything about the subject.
- Warhol used photo silkscreen, which was a mechanical (like a
tabloid) procedure, in which the image quality was deliberately lousy
and the color was off key.
Show the students some visual aids – refer to Resources section or
print material you may have.
Discuss subject matter (consumerism, famous people and every day
household items, design elements, artists, and artwork).
Discuss the Pop Art period and why artists chose to create art based
on popular culture.
“In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”
— Andy Warhol
“Andy Warhol’s Pop Art mirrored the contemporary times and reflected
upon the cultural changes of the 1960’s. These changes included: the
music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the idealism of the
Kennedy era, the reality of the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy in 1963, the outbreak of the Vietnam war in 1964, and the
race riots….”
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“Youth Art Review”, needs your art researching expertise to get the
true story behind the work of Andy Warhol and Pop Art. Through
research you will answer the question: what’s it all about? And use
photo-editing software to produce your own Pop Art.
Pop Art Definition: subjects generally include common objects and
commercial images. These objects are often distorted, enlarged,
simplified and decorated using unusual colors.
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A computer with access to the Internet, a digital camera, photo
scanner, Adobe Photoshop, books and posters of Andy Warhol's
artwork (optional).
Andy Warhol Biography
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/e/jes413/warhol/
Art History – Stats on Andy Warhol
http://arthistory.about.com/library/blartist_warhol.htm
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio?32670
Famous Painter - Art Work of Andy Warhol
http://www.famouspainter.com/galleries/warhol_flowers.htm
Famous Painter
http://www.famouspainter.com/andy.htm
Andy Warhol Screen Prints
http://martinlawrence.com/warhol.html
Andy Warhol
http://www.warhol.dk/
Kodak Tips for Taking Better Pictures
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/pictureTaking/index.shtml
Be sure to document the source of your Internet research.
Last Name, First Name of Author (if known). “Title of
work/article/page.” Title of Complete Document (if applicable). Date
last modified. URL (date visited).
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Steps
Your job is to gather biographical and career information on the artist
Andy Warhol.
Part 1 Answer the following questions:
1. What year was Andy Warhol born?
2. How did Warhol's life experience affect his art?
3. What message does Warhol present through his art?
4. What insights can you gain from studying and viewing Warhol's
work?
5. What do you think is so innovative about Warhol's use of subjects?
6. Why did Warhol use the subjects he used?
7. What subjects did Warhol most commonly use in his art?
8. How would you describe the colors used by Warhol?
9. What was the most important aspects of Warhol's life and art?
10. Name a key element of Warhol’s art work.
Part 2 Split into groups of 3-4.
The group will choose 2 examples of Pop Art from the Internet
Resources/books/prints provided.
Compare, contrast and discuss the artwork based on the various art
elements of Pop Art.
How does the subject matter relate to the culture of the times?
How were art elements used in the specific pieces?
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What are the colors like? Are they dull or bright? What are the most
significant colors used?
What do you like or dislike about the art pieces?
How does popular culture affect art?
What are the characteristics and themes found in Pop Art?
The groups will present their findings to the class.
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How will we create our own Pop Art that reflects the times
we live in?
Choose a recognizable subject (i.e. something from the
mass media).
Take a picture of the subject using a digital camera on the
black and white mode or scan the picture.
Download the image to the computer.
If necessary crop the image, and make sure it is close up enough to
see mainly the object.
Use photo editing software to manipulate your picture in “Pop Art”
style – concentrate on the color, contour lines, intensity, shape,
number of objects, the message.
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Reproduce three - four pictures using different mediums. For example:
use cool colors for positive space and warm colors for negative space
(or vice versa), use only primary colors, use only secondary colors or
use a color and its compliment.
Include captions/titles explaining the photos and the steps taken to
create your photos.
Remember: The subject matter of Pop Art is made up of ordinary
objects from everyday life. The objects are distorted, enlarged,
simplified and colored uniquely.
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Your project will be evaluated using the following rubric.
Needs improvement Satisfactory
Exemplary
Performance
Element
Points Criterion
Points Criterion
Points Criterion
1. Follows
Directions.
1
Rarely reads
directions;
has difficulty
completing
directions
without
supervision.
3
Usually reads and
follows directions;
occasionally has
difficulty completing
more complex
directions.
5
2. Knowledge
of Digital
Imaging
Software.
1
Not
comfortable
using
software;
repeatedly
ask for
assistance.
3
Somewhat
5
comfortable using
software; occasionally
asks for assistance.
Confident Using software;
rarely asks for assistance.
Consistently reads and follows
directions; successfully
completes complex directions
with little or no supervision.
3. Displayed
1
an
understanding
of the
elements and
principles of
design
emphasized
in the lesson
(colours, photo
selection,
photo editing
technique,
alignment,
design).
Photo
3
demonstrates
little
understanding
of the
elements and
principles of
design.
Photo demonstrates
some understanding
of the elements and
principles of design.
5
Photo demonstrates understanding
of the elements and principles of
design.
4. Subject
Matter.
1
There is
1 edited
photos, and
an
appropriate
title/s.
3
There are at least 2
different edited
photos, and an
appropriate title/s.
5
There are at least 3-4 different
edited photos, and an
appropriate title/s.
5. Group
Work.
1
The student
did not
participate in
the group
discussion.
3
The student
sometimes
participated in the
group discussion.
5
The student did not participate
in the group discussion.
Notes:
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As a class:
Discuss the art work created by Warhol.
Share your Pop Art pictures with the class.
How are Andy Warhol's pictures similar to the ones the class
completed?
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