Pop Goes the World! Discovering Pop Art Methods and Meaning.

Process

Pop art was one of the United States major contemporary art movements of the 20th Century.  What makes it so interesting is that it directly relates to events and mass culture of the time!  It is very colorful, and enjoyable to look at and  it can even be funny .
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To view a short 12 minute video about Pop Art and Artists,
Click on The Introduction to Pop Art below:

Introduction to Pop Art



The first step you need to do, in your groups, is answer the following questions:

1.  What is" Pop Art"?

2. When did the Pop art Movement begin?
 
3.   Why is it called " Pop Art"?

4.  What Does Pop Art  look Like?

5.  What were the major influences for Pop artists? 

6.  Who are the artist's that were part of this movemment?

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7.  What subject matter was used in Pop Art ?  How did this reflect the 1960's?

8.  What techniques did the artists use to create their work?  How does it compare to advertising?

9.  You will also look at pieces of Art from an earlier time period that we have studied to see the differences between Pop Art  themes and themes from another movement in art.

10. Movements to look at are: Impressionism,Abstract Expressionism, or Expressionism. Choose only one or two pieces from this time just as reference to see how the style and subject might be different.


Once you and your group members have discussed these questions use the links below to assist you, for a more thorough investigation.


HERE ARE SOME SITES THAT MAY ASSIST YOU IN FINDING YOUR POP ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK:

www.artcyclopedia.com

Biddington's Pop Art Gallery

www.artlex.com

www.fi.muni.cz

www.popartists.com




en.wikipedia.org

www.getpopart.com

Museum floor plans

The British Museum floorplans



After you and your group have investigated these questions you will need to go to the next step .
Next you will need to decide who will take on which roles in the group. Remember the roles?
They were:

Art Collector
Museum Curator
Art exhibition crew member
Publicity

Once you all have agreed on who will take on each role, you will then work together to create your group's Pop Art Exhibit.

The Museum Curator and collector will work together to find  about ten pieces of Pop art that will adequately represent the Pop Art movement and it's artist's. The Museum curator will focus on the Artists information and the collector will focus on the art pieces itself.

Museum Curator must- research the name of at least five different artists, birth, background, and if they are still living or when they have died.


Collector must- Know the size of the original piece, title,  medium used and subject matter, and when the piece was created.  Once the collector and curator know the sizes of the piece, they must give this information to the exhibition crew.



Art exhibition Crew member- must help create a floorplan, diagram or 3-dimensional model of the art museum space.  It must include photo references of the art work that was chosen by your team an you must obtain artwork and Artist information from the curator and collector including the size of the original pieces.
 
Publicity- must create a poster that incorporates elements of design from the Pop Art movement.  So you must pay close attention to the styles in which the art was created.  Your poster must include the name of the exhibit,the dates in which it will be going on and the artists who will be showcased.  You may create this by drawing or if you would rather use the computer to create the poster that will be fine. 

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