Jacqui Landmesser

Mr. Schurtz
English 12 AP Period 4/5
3 March 2011

Pop Art
 Thesis
• In the 1960's, as the American fixation on
consumer products and celebrity continually
increased, the artists of the Pop movement
drew inspiration from the materialistic society
and created an avant-garde era of
contemporary art.
 Art
is anything you can

w a y
Ge t A
(“Paint Whirlpool”) it h . -Andy Warhol
 Popular Culture

Modern Life

(“Vintage Montage Collage”)

 s t i
e ri
ac t
a r
C h
• Bright Colors

(“Canon 550d – Coloured…“)

• Bright Colors

• Bold Text

(“I <3 NY”)

• Bright Colors

• Bold Text

• Repetition

(“Roy Lichtenstein”)
 • Bright Colors

• Bold Text

(“Three Machines”)
By Wayne Theibaud
• Repetition

• Ordinary Subjects

(“Brillo-iant”)
 • Bright Colors

• Bold Text

• Repetition
(“Still Life”)
Tom Wesselmann
• Ordinary Subjects

• Two Dimensional

(“Snakeman and Red”)

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 • Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism
(“Pollock – Gothic”)
 Dada

(“The Exciter”)
 (“I Was A Rich Man’s Play Thing”)
Eduardo Paolozzi

(“Union Jack”)
 • Mid 1950’s – 1960’s

• Critics

(“Organized”)
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 • Entertaining

(“Elvis at the…”)
 • Entertaining

• Understandable

(“Dance Party”)
 • Entertaining

• Understandable

• Familiar

(“Condensed Comsumme”)
 st s
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A
 Andy Warhol

Image:
(“Coca Cola”)

(“Crooked Coke”)
 • Brand Imaging

• Moralistic Themes

• Silk Screen Printing

(“Andy Warhol –Dollar…”)

 Roy Lichtenstein

(“Girl With Ball”)

 • Comic Artist

• Benday Dots

• Irony & Wit

(“Lichtenstein”)
 Robert Rauschenberg

(“tRauschenberg- Retrospective at…”

 • Bridge

• Methods & Materials

• Combine Paintings

(“Element_Let the…”)
(“Drawbot Art”)
 (“Art In The Garden, Tirau”)
(“Barcelona: Mosaics at…”)
 (“Art In The Garden, Tirau”)
(“Leeds Mosaics Flower…”)
 (“Art In The Garden, Tirau”)
(“Subway Mosaic Detail”)
Uses
(“Finished Table”)
(“Stained Glass Window”)
The Class
(“Class: Spray Paint…”)
 • Process

• Vocabulary

• Materials

• Tools

(“Blue Tiles”)
 • Process

• Vocabulary

• Materials

• Tools

(“Landmesser”)
Materials
Bases
 Bases
• Pottery

(“Tubac Pots”)
 Bases
• Pottery
• Wood

(“Brown [Pier Planks]”)

 Bases
• Pottery
• Wood
• Cement

(“Puddle”)
 Bases
• Pottery
• Wood
• Cement
• Furniture

(“Tables For You”)

Tesserae
 Tesserae
• Glass

(“Smashed Glass Wall”)

 Tesserae
• Glass
• Stone

(“Stones”)
 Tesserae
• Glass
• Stone
• Ceramic Tile

(“Grungy Tile Floor”)

 Tesserae
• Glass
• Stone
• Ceramic Tile
• China

(“Broken China Pieces”)

 Tesserae
• Glass
• Stone
• Ceramic Tile
• China
• Jewelry

(“Cameos”)
(“Landmesser”)
(“Landmesser”)
(“Landmesser”)
(“Landmesser”)
Video
(“New York. MoMA...”)
Works Cited
Columbia University, Press. "Modern Art." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2010): 1-2. History Reference Center.
EBSCO. Web.
Fiore, Kristina. “Telling A Story With Mosaics.” Contemporary Stone & Tile Design (Fall 2003): 20+. SIRS Renaissance. Web.
Gibson, Eric. “The Long Burst of Pop.” World & I 9.2 (1994): MasterFILE Premier. Web.
Kimball, Roger. “Pop Art Then And Now.” National Review 44.4 (1992): MasterFILE Premier. Web.
Knight, Christopher. “He Led the Way to Pop Art.” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA). 14 May 2008: A.1. SIRS Renaissance. Web.
Marsden, Madonna Coughlin. “Twentieth Century: Popular Culture.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Grolier Online. Web.
Mastroberte, Tammy. “The Continuing Evolution Of Mosaic Design.” Contemporary Stole & Tile Design (Fall 2000): 32+. SIRS
Renaissance. Web.
Menand, Louis. “Top of the Pops.” New Yorker 85.44 (2010): 56-65. SIRS Renaissance. Web.
"Modern Art." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 6th ed. EBSCO. Web.
Schapiro, Meyer. Modern Art: 19th and 20th Centuries. New York: George
     Braziller, 1979. Print.
“The Pop Master’s Highs and Lows.” Economist 28 Nov. 2009: 9-12. MasterFILE Premier. Web.
Venn, Beth. “American Art 1940-1965: Traditions Reconsidered.” American Art Review (Dec. 1996): 104-109. SIRS Renaissance.
Web.
Wheeler, Daniel. Art Since Mid-Century: 1945 to the Present. New York: The
     Vendome Press, 1991. Print.
Works Cited Images
“Andy Warhol – Dollar Sign [Tate Modern London].” FlickrCC. Web.
“Barcelona: Mosaics at Parc Guell.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Blue Tiles.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Brillo-iant.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Broken China Pieces.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Brown [Pier Planks].” FlickrCC. Web.
“Cameos.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Canon 550d – Coloured Pencil.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Class: Spray Paint Art.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Condensed Comsumme.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Crooked Coke.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Dance Party.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Drawbot Art.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Element_Let The World In.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Elvis at the Warhol Museum.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Finished Table.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Girl With Ball.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Grungy Tile Floor.” FlickrCC. Web.
“I <3 NY.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Leeds Mosaic Flower Two.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Lichtenstein.” FlickrCC. Web.
“New York. MoMA. Andy Warhol.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Organized.” FlickrCC. Web.
"Paint Whirlpool." FlickrCC. Web.
Works Cited Images (Cont’d)
“Puddle.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Pollock – Gothic.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Rauschenberg – Retrospective at LACMA.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Roy Lichtenstein.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Smashed Glass Wall.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Snakeman and Red.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Stained Glass Window.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Stones.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Subway Mosaic Detail.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Tables For You.” FlickrCC. Web.
“The Exciter.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Tubac Pots.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Union Jack.” FlickrCC. Web.
“Vintage Montage Collage.” FlickrCC. Web.
 Class Activity
• Have the class glue tiles onto a small ceramic pot.
• Class draw an image of what they believe best
defines today’s pop culture. They must use traits of
pop art in their drawing.
• Class will take an image of themselves on Photo
Booth and then convert it into a Pop Art collage via
http://www.tuxpi.com/photo-effects/popart-collage
& then discuss why it would be considered Pop.