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Lesson plans explore Warhol's art and practice, social and cultural contexts and contemporary themes. Lessons are interdisciplinary and can be easily tailored to meet individual teacher's curriculum needs. |
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Pop
Portraits Students
explore and critique fame in America, focusing on image and mass media.
This lesson outlines Andy Warhol's two-layer silkscreen process which
he used to create some of his most famous iconic portraits. Based on an
adaptation of this process, students will use collage techniques to create
variety in their own mass produced images. |
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The
Thick and Thin of It: Andy
Warhol's commercial illustrations of the 1950s provide examples that provoke
student discussion on past and present aspects of advertising such as
variation, style, appeal, and the power of suggestion. Students learn
Warhol's pen and ink printing technique known as the Blotted Line, which
he used in his commercial work to explore line, touch, fluidity, color,
decoration, and appeal. Students then play the roles of both commercial
artist and art director as they create and market illustrations to their
peers. |
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Warhol
and Collaboration The
collaborative work of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat has been described
as a "physical conversation" in paint instead of words. This lesson plan
adapts the collaborative process of both artists to engage students in
dialogue and collaborative artmaking. In small groups, students brainstorm
ideas, assign tasks, execute steps in production, and analyze their work.
Students also discuss the meaning of words, symbols, and images in both
Warhol and Basquiat's paintings and in their own collaborative projects.
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Andy Warhol, photo Greg Gorman, 1983 |
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