2. Andy Warhol was an American
artist who created work known as
pop art. After a successful career
as a commercial illustrator,
Warhol became famous
worldwide for his work as a
painter, a film maker, a record
producer and an author. He also
liked to socialise with Hollywood
celebrities. He is generally
acknowledged as one of the most
influential artists of the twentieth
century.
3. The name pop art refers to the use
of popular culture images. Popular
culture simply means objects,
images, artefacts, literature, music,
and so on of "ordinary" people –
people just like you and me.
Andy Warhol took ordinary things
and made them into works of art.
4. This is a very famous piece of art by Warhol
– a tin of soup!
6. Marilyn Monroe was a huge film star in the
1950’s and 1960’s. Warhol painted this
picture of her.
7. As with the Mickey Mouse picture, Warhol
liked to take an image and repeat it.
8. Other children have looked at examples of Pop Art in class, including
some of Andy Warhol's work. The children made their own 'Pop Art'
pictures. This time the subjects were 'The Simpsons' and 'The
Muppets’
9. Your job today is to create a picture using the style of pop
art. You will be using your handprints for this.
• Colour in each picture using only 4 colours.
Make sure each of the images is a different
colour.
10. Your job today is to create a picture using the style of pop
art. You will be using your handprints for this.
• Colour in each picture using only 4 colours.
Make sure each of the images is a different
colour.
