Pattern Gum balls with Wayne Thiebaud

TWO WEEK PROJECT

WEEK ONE: 

DISCUSSION: repetition, pattern, Pop Art

Show one of Wayne Theibaud's Gum ball Machines

Where do we see repetition in this artwork

Where else?

What does this piece of art make you think of?

How does the gum taste? Does each color taste different?

Do you see where the light hits the gum balls inside the glass?

How did Mr Thiebaud create light? white 

How did he create shadows? black 

ARTIST: Wayne Thiebaud 

(born November 15, 1920) 

He is an American painter 

most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. 

He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture,

His works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. 

Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects

Well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.

Project: create pattern bubble gum from shrinky dinks

Step1: use colored pencils to create a pattern on the round shrinky dink

Step2: shrink them in a toaster oven

Step3: using clear adhesive adhere the shrinky dink to the clear rock

step4: place adhesive magnet on the back of the shrinky dink rock. 

Materials:

shrinky dink paper cut to 2 inch circles

clear rocks 1” flat on one side bubbled on the other (dollar store, 30 for one dollar, in floral supply)

clear silicone glue to adhere shrinky dinks to rocks

button magnets 

colored pencils

WEEK 2

DISCUSSION: 
Review Artist information
Review pattern

ALL STUDENT ART PROJECT: 
what is it?
why do we create an all student art project?

PROJECT: create a gum ball machine on a wooden board
preparation: buy a wooden board and have it cut to 18x24
divide the board into 3"x3" squares
label the squares with numbers to make a paint by number for students to create
Make plates of paint with corresponding numbers for the painting

Step1: Students get to paint one of the 3" by 3" squares in the color/colors it is labeled. 

MATERIALS: 
Paint
wooden board in 18x24
paint brushes

Assemblage Sculpture with Louise Nevelson

TWO WEEK PROJECT

DISCUSSION: Assemblage

What is Assemblage?

How is it like Collage?

Is it 2-D or 3-D

Monochromatic

How does artwork in all one color effect the work? 

ARTIST:

Louise Nevelson (August 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) 

American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. 

Born in Czarist Russia, she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century when she was three years old. 

Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home. 

By the early 1930s she was attending art classes at the Art Students League of New York, 

In 1941 she had her first solo exhibition. 

A student of Hans Hoffman and Chaim Gross, Nevelson experimented with early conceptual art using found objects, and dabbled in painting and printing before dedicating her lifework to sculpture. 

Usually created out of wood, her sculptures appear puzzle-like, with multiple intricately cut pieces placed into wall sculptures or independently standing pieces, often 3-D. 

A figure in the international art scene, Nevelson was showcased at the 31st Venice Biennale. 

Her work is seen in major collections in museums and corporations. 

Louise Nevelson remains one of the most important figures in 20th-century American sculpture.

WEEK ONE:

Project: Create an assemblage from objects you have on your desk. 

Step1: glue four craft sticks together at the corners

Step2: fill in the top with several craft sticks to make a stand

Step3: find objects and glue them to your flat square

Step4: continue gluing until you are happy with your finished result

Materials:

Found objects of all sorts

wood 

beads

old jewelry

corks

craft sticks

Tacky glue


WEEK TWO: 


DISCUSSION: 
review artist
review assemblage
monochromatic


PROJECT:
preparation: combine black paint with glue


Step1: add black paint with glue to the entire sculpture


MATERIALS:
Black Paint
Glue
Paint Brushes

Positive and negative space with Andy Warhol

Preparation: Cut stars out of sticky foam sheets and place them on wooden blocks to make stampers. 

Discussion: Positive and negative shapes

Show Warhol’s work of the star tree

What do you think of this piece?

Cut out a star from paper

which is positive and which is negative?
POP art

Andy Warhol

(August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), 

Born Andrew Warhola 

An American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker 

leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. 

After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, 

Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter

He was also filmmaker, record producer, author, 

Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films.

 He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame." 

The Andy Warhol Museum exists in memory of his life and artwork.

The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is $100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises. 

Died during routine gallbladder surgery in 1987

PROJECT

Using large star cut outs and small star stamps create a negative star shape

Step1: Place the large star in the center of the paper

Step2: using the star stamps, stamp on stars all around the paper

Step3: continue with all the colors

Step4: remove the large star to reveal the negative star shape. 

Materials:

Large star cut outs

Small star stamps

tempura paint 

tag board or card stock