Pop Art, short for popular art, was an art movement in the United States during the 1960s. It was called Pop Art because the artists used took popular images and objects and transformed them into works of art.
The 5th grade students learned about three artists who lived and worked in New York City during the Pop Art movement. Andy Warhol was an artist famous for his silkscreen prints of 1960’s icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley as well as the Campbell’s soup can. Claes Oldenburg became known for turning 
everyday objects into large sculptures that can be found in cities around the world. Finally, Roy Lichtenstein is famous for his large paintings that resemble people and scenes you would find in comic books.
After learning about these artists and looking at their work, the students created their own Pop Art paintings. Each student chose an ordinary object to draw. Similar to Lichtenstein’s work, they outlined their drawings with black marker and painted using only primary colors.
The finished
paintings can been seen hanging in the Irving hallways and on Artsonia (click the title of this post to view artwork).
