The third grader's began their Pop Art adventure by learning about Andy Warhol, one of the most famous artists to ever live. They learned all about his life as an artist and the type of art that he made. Andy Warhol made a type of art called "pop-art". This means that he took things from our everyday lives (POPular items) and incorporated them into his art. He did a lot of artwork about movie stars (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis), Campbell's soup cans and self portraits. Warhol often used a method called printmaking to creat his art. The third graders followed in his footsteps and made some prints of their own!
They first drew their self portaits into a piece of styrofoam with a pencil, making sure to press hard enough to make a dent in the foam. They then put in on the styrofoam and transferred the image to a sheet of paper by rubbing the inked side of the foam onto a piece of paper. I love the bright colors in this project! Way to go guys!
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