Texture and Patten POPsicles with Andy Warhol

Discussion: 

Pattern

What is it? abababababab

Where do you see it? Clothing, wallpaper, etc.

What do you have to have to make one? Repetition

What is texture? 

How does your hair feel?

How does the bottom of your show feel?

Do they feel the same?

What about tree bark vs. A puppy? 

Art and texture: 

The job of an artist is to create visual texture

A dog might look fluffy and a marble would be shiny and smooth

Discuss Andy Warhol and his use of repetition in his four part celebrity POP art portraits

ARTIST: 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: Create POPsicle Pop Artwork using texture and pattern

Step1: on 12x18 piece of Tag Board or card stock: Draw one line across horizontal center

Draw one line down Vertical center

Step2: (multitude of ways to add color here, we had just studied the color wheel and value)

Paint one primary Rectangle: add texture with POPsicle stick before it dries

Paint one secondary Rectangle: add texture with POPsicle stick before it dries

Paint one rectangle with any color and white: add texture with POPsicle stick

Paint one rectangle with any color and black: add texture with POPsicle stick

Step3: while that dries: Give students Tag board or card stock cut down to 4x6 pieces

Step4: ask students to create a different pattern on each

Students with use oils pastels for dots or stripes and finish back ground in watercolor

Step5: Cut these small pattern papers into rounded POPsicle shapes

Step6: Glue POPsicle stick to the back of each

Step7: Glue four new POPsicles into each of the large painted rectangles

Materials:

Oil pastels

Tempura paint

Watercolor

Tag board 12x18

Tag board 8x12

Popsicle sticks

Spring Happy Accident Flowers with Raoul Dufy

Discussion: Look at Raoul Dufy’s Flower II 

What do you see in the picture?

How many different flowers

What shapes make up the flowers

When combined what does it look like?

How about the color he chose? is it a rainy day?

Background Color: the color AROUND The flowers, what color is it? Yellow

How did he make a rose? Swirly

How did he draw the irises? Heart

How did he draw the babies breath? just dots.

Raoul Dufy

(3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) 

He was a French Fauvist painter. 

He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. 

He is noted for scenes of open-air social events. 

He was also a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, a theatrical set-dresser, a designer of furniture, and a planner of public spaces

He worked with Matisse and was influenced by Cezanne

Project Create watercolor wash flowers over black line

ALL STAY TOGETHER TO CREAT FINAL PROJECT. STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW A SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS:

Step1: working from the top of your page to the bottom

Step2: top left: make a series of small circles

Step3: in the middle top make the letter v and put a circle on the top

Step4: repeat same shape again on the right

Step5: On the left middle draw larger circles in two rows and add a line between

Step6: next to that add in a organic leaf shape and add a line down the middle and veins

Step7: in the center of your paper add a diamond, create more and more lines around until it looks like a flower

Step8: Draw a heart and add the letter v underneth

Step9 on the bottom add in a v with a circle on top

Step10: add a few leaf shapes

Step11: color in any flower you want to remain WHITE with a white oil pastel

Step12: using clear water paint your first flower

Step13: drop in color

Step14: add clear water to your second flower and drop in color

Continue with your bouquet until it is complete

Fill in the background yellow last

MATERIALS: liquid watercolors

watercolor paper

Brushes

Water

sharpie pens

white oil pastels

Symmetrical butterflies with Andy Warhol

DIscussion: Symmetry: what does this word mean?

Balance

We know something is balanced if it is the SAME on two sides. 

As artist how do we create symmetry?

What parts of Warhol’s butterfly is exactly symmetrical?

What parts are different?

How does he use color? and shape?

Asymmetrical: Different of two sides but balanced

Look at Van Gogh’s bedroom to discuss this concept

Andy Warhol

(August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987)

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

In 1962 Dine's work was included, along with Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud in the historically important New Painting of Common Objects.

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

for additional information please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol

PROJECT: Create a symmetrical Butterfly inspired by Andy Warhol

Step1: Fold a piece of Card Stock in half

Step2: On one half of the page draw half a butterfly in oil pastel

Step3: Fold the paper and rub until the butterfly transfers to the other half

Step4: draw in the lines so the two sides match 

Step5: using oil pastel draw in details on the wings, line on the body any ideas to make your

Butterfly unique. All details on one wing need to also on be on the other wing. 

Step6: using watercolor paint in the butterfly so it is symmetrical 

Step7: use oil pastel and paint the background another color and design. It does not have to be symmetrical. 

MATERIALS: 

Card Stock

Oil pastels

watercolor

cups

brushes

I was inspired to expand upon a lesson plan from one of my favorite sites: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2009/02/symmetrical-butterflies/