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POP ART

&
PRINTMAKIN
THE MOVEMENT
POP ART
Pop art was pioneered in London in the mid-1950s by
Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi (members of the
Independent Group), and in the 1960s by Peter Blake,
Patrick Caulfield and David Hockney.
In the early 1960s Pop art took off in the U.S., exemplified
by the work ofRoy Lichtenstein,Claes Oldenburg and
Andy Warhol among others.

Unlock Art Alan Cumming on Pop Art:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBm8_ooPVo
THE MOVEMENT
POP ART
Pop art explored the image world of popular culture.

Techniques, style, and imagery were based on certain aspects of mass


reproduction, the media, and consumer society.

Inspiration for art came from advertising, pulp magazines, billboards,


movies, television, comic strips, and shop windows.

Pop artists celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life,


in this way seeking to elevate popular culture to the level of fine art.
WHY CREATE THIS ART?
By creating paintings or
sculptures of mass culture
objects and media stars,
the Pop art movement
aimed to blur the
boundaries between "high"
art and "low" culture.
The concept that there is
no hierarchy of culture and
that art may borrow from
any source has been one of
the most influential
characteristics of Pop Art.
THE ARTIST
ANDY WARHOL

Very short Interview w/ a Warhol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNqYH6B1sIs
THE ARTIST
EARLY LIFE
Born Andrew Warhola on August
6, 1928, in the neighborhood of
Oakland in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol's
parents were Slovakian
immigrants.

At the age of 8, Warhol


contracted Choreaalso known
as St. Vitus's Dancea rare and
sometimes fatal disease of the
THE ARTIST
EARLY LIFE
It was during these months, while
Warhol was sick in bed, that his mother,
herself a skillful artist, gave him his first
drawing lessons.

Drawing soon became Warhol's favorite


childhood pastime. He was also an avid
fan of the movies, and when his mother
bought him a camera at the age of 9 he
took up photography as well,
developing film in a makeshift darkroom
THE ARTIST
EARLY LIFE

In 1942, at the age of 14, Warhol again suffered a


tragedy when his father passed away from a jaundiced
liver. Warhol was so upset that he could not attend his
father's funeral, and he hid under his bed throughout
the wake.
Warhol's father had recognized his son's artistic talents,
and in his will he dictated that his life savings go toward
Warhol's college education. In 1945 after graduating
high school, he enrolled at the Carnegie Institute for
THE ARTIST
EARLY CAREER
When he graduated from college with
his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in
1949, Warhol moved to New York City
to pursue a career as a commercial
artist.

He landed a job
withGlamourmagazine in September
1949, and went on to become one of
the most successful commercial
artists of the 1950s.
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RISE TO FAME
In the late 1950s, Warhol began devoting more attention to painting,
and in 1961, he debuted the concept of "pop art"paintings that focused
on mass-produced commercial goods.

In 1962, he exhibited the now-iconic paintings


of Campbell's soup cans. These small canvas works of
everyday consumer products created a major stir in the
art world, bringing both Warhol and pop art into the
national spotlight for the first time.
THE ARTIST
RISE TO FAME
Warhol's other famous pop
paintings depicted Coca-cola
bottles, vacuum cleaners and
hamburgers.

He also painted celebrity


portraits in vivid and garish
colors; his most famous subjects
include Marilyn Monroe,
Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger.
THE ARTIST
ART SUPERSTAR
As these portraits gained
fame and notoriety,
Warhol began to receive
hundreds of commissions
for portraits from
socialites and celebrities.
His portrait "Eight
Elvises" eventually resold
for $100 million in 2008,
making it one of the most
valuable paintings history.
THE ARTIST
THE FACTORY
In 1964, Warhol opened his
own art studio, a large silver-
painted warehouse known
simply as "The Factory."
The Factory quickly became
one of New York City's premier
cultural hotspots, a scene of
lavish parties attended by the
city's wealthiest socialites like Edie Sedgwick
Edie Sedgwick and celebrities,
like musician Lou Reed.
Warhol and Edie Sedgwick on Merv Griffin Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8sptsjCk18
Factory Girl Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dofdqP8CaU0
THE ARTIST
THE MUSE

EDIE SEDGWICK
THE ARTIST
THE MUSE
Edie Sedgwick: heiress, socialite, actress, fashion model and Poor
Little Rich Girl
Sedgwick became known as "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short
films in the 1960s.She was dubbed an "It Girl", whileVoguemagazine also named her a "Youthquaker".
Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" and "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" from his 1966 albumBlonde on
Blondeare purportedly about Sedgwick.]His 1965 No. 2 single "Like a Rolling Stone" was also reportedly
inspired by her.
The Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" from their 1967 albumThe Velvet Underground & Nicois
about Edie Sedgwick.
Sienna Millerplayed Sedgwick inGeorge Hickenlooper's filmFactory Girl, a fictionalized account of
Sedgwick's life, released in December 2006. The film portrays Warhol as a cynic who leads Sedgwick
into a downward spiral of drug addiction and psychiatric problems.
RapperG-Eazy's song "Downtown Love" is based on Edie Sedgwick's story
THE ARTIST ELIMINATE
MEN
ANDY WARHOL
In 1968, however, Warhol's thriving career
almost ended. He was shot by Valerie
Solanas, an aspiring writer and radical
feminist, on June 3. Warhol was seriously
wounded in this attack.
Solanas had appeared in one of Warhol's
films and was reportedly upset with him over
his refusal to use a script she had written.
After the shooting, Solanas was arrested and
later pleaded guilty to the crime.
I Shot Andy Warhol Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqky
Andy Warhol The Shooting
Valerie Solanas
THE ARTIST
DEATH
Warhol died on February 22, 1987, at the age
of 58 while recovering from a
routinegallbladdersurgerybefore dying in his
sleep from a sudden post-operativecardiac
arrhythmia.

Warhols personal life has been the subject of


much debate and consideration. He is widely
believed to have been a gay man, and his art
was often infused with homoerotic imagery
http://
and motifs. However, he claimed that he www.nytimes.com/1991/12/05/nyregion/care-faulted-in-the-death-of-
warhol.html
remained a virgin for his entire life.
Stereo Total Andy Warhol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8JjOvYNR9o
THE MEDIA
PRINTMAKING

Printmaking is anartformconsisting of the production of


images, usually onpaper, but occasionally on fabric,
parchment, plastic, or other support, by various
techniques of multiplication.

Printmakingnormally covers only the process of creating


prints that have an element of originality, rather than just
being a photographic reproduction of a painting.
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PRINTMAKING PROCESS

Prints are made by the creation of a master printing plate from


which multiple images are made. This could be linoleum, styrofoam,
metal, cardboard, stone or any one of a number of materials.
Then the artist prepares the printing plate by cutting, etching or
drawing an image onto the plate. Ink is applied (in a variety of
ways) and paper is pressed onto the plate either by hand or by way
of a hand-run printing press. The finished print is pulled from the
plate.
THE MEDIA
4 MAIN TYPES OF PRINTMAKING

RELIEF
INTAGLIO
LITHOGRAPGY
STENCIL: SERIGRAPHY
THE MEDIA
RELIEF PRINTING

Relief printing is a process


consisting of cutting
oretchinga printing surface
in such a way that all that
remains of the original surface
is the design to be printed.

Examples of relief-printing processes includewoodcut,


anastatic printing (also called relief etching),linocut,
andmetal cut.
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ITAGLIO
PRINTING

Intaglio Printing is a
process in which the ink
forming the design is
printed only from
Intaglio printing is the opposite ofrelief printing, in that the
recessed areas of printing is done from ink that is below the surface of the plate.
The design is cut, scratched, or etched into the printing surface
theplate. or plate, which can be copper, zinc, aluminum, magnesium,
plastics, or even coated paper. The printing ink is rubbed into the
incisions or grooves, and the surface is wiped clean.
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LITHOGRAPHY

Lithography isa flat


surface printing process
that makes use of the
immiscibility of grease
and water on stone. In the lithographic process, ink is applied to a grease-
treated image on the flat printing surface; non-image
(blank) areas, which hold moisture, repel the lithographic
ink. This inked surface is then printedeither directly on
paper, by means of a special press (as in most fine-art
printmaking), or onto a rubber cylinder (as in commercial
THE MEDIA
STENCIL/SERIGRAPHY

Serigraphy,also called
silkscreen printing,is a
sophisticatedstencilingtechnique
for surface printing, in which a
design is cut out of paper or
another thin, strong material and
then printed by rubbing, rolling, or
spraying paint or ink through the
Serigraphy is printed on fabric while
cut out areas stencils are printed on paper.
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MONOTYPE PRINTING

Monotype printingis a form


ofprintmakingthat has images or lines
that can only be made once, unlike most
printmaking, where there are multiple
originals.
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MONOTYPE VS. MONOPRINT

Although these two terms are used interchangeably, there is a big difference between
one and the other.
A monotypeis essentially ONE of a kind: mono is a Latin word which means ONE
and type means kind. Therefore, a monotype is one printed image created on a clean
printing plate.
Amonoprintis made by taking an already etched/inked plate and adding to the
composition by manipulating additional ink on the surface of the plate. This produces
an impression different in appearance from a conventionally printed impression from
the same plate. Since it is virtually impossible to manipulate the additional ink twice
the same way, every monoprint impression will be different from every other one.
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MONOPRINT/MONOTYPE METHODS

Monoprints and monotypes are created by


manually adding (additive method) or
removing (subtractive method) ink from a
plate which is then printed using a printing
press.
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MONOTYPE

What is monotype?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZWKwglLcG0
Demo trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Tzw_gurPg
Monotype from a photograph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve6wrl8EYI
THE MEDIA

ACRYLIC PAINT

A synthetic, quick drying paint that can be


used in thick heavy layers or thin washes on
most surfaces. Additives can be used to
provide matte or gloss finishes.
Acrylic Paint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIe9FUgaNLk
THE MEDIA
PAINT BRUSHES

Always
rinse then wipe your
paint brush if you are
not currently using it.
Lay it on a paper
towel.
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PAINT BRUSHES

Always
be sure to rinse the
brush until no more
color remains. You
dont want to mix
the blue paint into
the yellow paint.
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PAINT BRUSHES

NO!
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PAINT BRUSHES
Removing Acrylic Paint From Brushes

Using cold water is very important as using warm or hot water will make clean up
difficult, as heat will help to set the paint.

Take the brushes to the sink.

Take one brush at a time.

Rinse it thoroughly until the water runs clear.


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PAINT BRUSHES
Removing Acrylic Paint From Brushes

Stroke the wet bristles onto the bar of soap. This will create suds and will push the soap
up into ferrule which will grab the last stubborn bit of paint that may have found its way
up there.

Now rinse.

Blot on a clean paper towel. If any trace of paint remains, repeat this process.

Store the brushes with the bristles pointing up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDnorAzWVU
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BRAYER

A brayer is a roller with which one spreads


("brays") ink during the printmaking process. It
somewhat resembles a paint roller, but is
smaller in diameter, shorter in length and
hasn't got any of that 'fluffy' stuff that wicks up
paint.
THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE
Media Study
THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE
Media Study
Print #1: Minimal Paint No background color; clean
plate after each color; on white paper
Print #2: Full Paint Background color; clean plate after
each color; on white paper
Print #3: Layered Paint Background color; layer paint
and do not clean after each color; on black paper
Print #4: Final Media Study Choose any of the methods
above to create your final media study print.
THE PROJECT
MATERIALS

PRINTING PLATE

Acetate Sheet (8 1/2 X 11)Ruler

Drawing Paper (8 1/2 X 11) Sharpie Masking Tape Cardboard


THE PROJECT
MATERIALS

PRINTS

Acrylic PaintBrayer/Roller

Paint Brushes Paper

Wet Paper TowelDry Paper Towel

Smock
THE PROJECT
ASSIGNMENT

Create 2 (5 X 6) monotypes of the same object (sunglasses, lipstick,


robot). In the second monotype, inverse the colors used in your first
monotype. Example: MP1 -yellow & pink and MP2 pink & yellow. Your
image may be drawn, printed or manipulated in Photoshop.

Create 1 (8 X 10) monotype of a celebrity. . Your may image may be


drawn, printed or manipulated in Photoshop.

THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE

1. Use a thin Sharpie to draw lines denoting your (8 X 10) and (4 X 5)


painting space. This will also serve as a guide for your tape lines.
2. ape both the left and right edges of your paper down onto a hard
surface to keep it from moving.
3. ape the left edge of your acetate over your drawn or printed image so
you can flip it like a book page.
4. Outline the areas you want to fill in color with white paint using a
small brush.
5. Let the white paint dry.
THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE

6. Get all of your paint colors ready.


7. As quickly as possible fill in the color, as the acrylic dries fairly fast.
8. When you are done filling in the paint, tape the left edge of your
printing paper, and align it over your image.
9. With your papers aligned tape the edge of your printing paper down
and be sure to keep your clean printing paper from the painted
surface.
10. Lay your printing paper down and roll gently with a brayer.
11. Gently peel the printing paper up from the acetate image.
THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE

12. Use scissors to trim off the excess edges of your


print to (8 X 10) or (4 X 5).

13. Mount each of your monoprints on (8 X 10) or (4 X 5)


black paper once the paint has dried on your monotype.
Any additional print copies do not need to be mounted.
THE PROJECT
MONOTYPE
More Detailed Monotypes

1. Tape the printing paper down before you start painting.


2. Fill in blocks of color and press paper down. Roll with
brayer.
3. You will repeat this as you fill in all the color areas until
done.
4. This can also be used for touch ups to simple images.
THE PROJECT
GRADING

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