Wayne Thiebaud
American Painter
Background Info.
 Wayne Thiebaud was born November 15th, 1920 in
Mesa, Arizona
 At 6 months old his family moved to Long Beach,
California
 One summer during high school he apprenticed at Walt
Disney Pictures where he earned $14 a week
 From 1938-49 he worked as a cartoonist designer in
California and New York
Background Info.
 On a leave of absence he went to New York where he
began painting food in display windows
 He enjoyed focusing on the realistic qualities & basic
shapes such as triangles, squares & circles
 Most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toys,
& lipstick
 Many believe Thiebaud had an influence in the Pop Art
movement which started in the late 1950’s
Pop Art
late 1950’s & 60’s
 Pop Art Movement- Movement of art which focuses on
products of mass production & popular culture
 Televisions, comic books, cinema, food items,
advertisements etc.
 Thiebaud used heavy thick pigment to create actual
texture in his paintings
 The pop art movement poked fun at the seriousness of
“high art” (old fashioned) & mass culture
Pop Art
Andy Warhol “Cans of Soup”
Pop Art
Andy Warhol “Monroe”
Pop Art
Roy Lichtenstein “Girl With Hair Ribbon”
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Cupcake/Pop Art Painting!
TODAY!!!: Frost your own cupcake today! (provided by Mrs. G.)
OR you can Choose to bring in an original food item from
home.
PROJECT CHOICES:
 Create/arrange & an aesthetic cupcake still life with table
group
 Work individually & paint your cupcake 3x
 Work individually, but trade cupcakes with peers to add
variety of cupcakes!
Cupcake/Pop Art Painting!
 REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNING
CUPCAKE/OBJECT STILL LIFE:
MUST USE LIGHT OR PASTEL COLOR SCHEMES
WITH TINTS, TONES & SHADES
1. USE COMPLEMENT TO CREATE STRONG
SHADOWS
FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU CHOSE TO USE YELLOW FROSTING
YOU WILL ALSO INCORPORATE VIOLET SOMEWHERE IN
THE SAME CAKE AND IN THE SHADOW ON THE SURFACE
2. BALANCE OUT YOUR COMPOSITION, DO NOT
LEAVE TOO MUCH NEGATIVE SPACE ON ANY ONE
SIDE
Cupcake/Pop Art Painting!
4. BREAK THE RULES! YOU MAY CHOOSE TO
CENTER YOUR SUBJECT MATTER FOR THIS
PROJECT
5. YOU MAY LET YOUR STILL LIFE GO OFF THE PAGE
(CROPPING OBJECTS)
6. SHOW THE TEXURE!!! DON’T BE SCARED TO
APPLY THICK AMOUNTS OF PAINT TO CREATE
PHYSICAL TEXTURE!
7. BACKGROUND MUST BE SIMPLE, YOU MUST
INCORPORATE SHADOWS USING A LIGHT SOURCE
8. HAVE FUN!!