Andy Wharhol
" In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." — Andy Warhol
Pop Art was started in the 1960’s. It was called that because it used popular
images in art for the first time – see the Mick Jagger below. It also used mechanical
ways of producing art. You are going to use photocopies. It then did creative things
with both these things.
The only wrong answer is a short answer. It is all a matter of opinion – your opinion.
Look at these sites and then answer these questions:
Site 1: The Oath of Horatio: Jean Louis Daivd 1784:
Describe what is happening in this painting. You could try reading this page:
The Oath of Horatio
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/david.html
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Site 2: Campbell’s Soup Can : 1964 Andy Wharhol
Campbell's Soup Can
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bramarte/pop%20art/img/war3.jpg
Describe what you see in this painting. You could also read this page:
History of Wharhol
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/W/warhol.htm
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Now answer these paintings.
1. Do you think that popular, every day things should be made into art?
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2. Do you think that art should be made in a mechanical mass-produced way?
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Look at this site before answering this question.
3. A photograph tells you what a person looks likes at one moment in time.
But an artist can change things so they can tell you more. This site allows you to change the colours of a portrait of Marlyn Munro. Can changes in colour be used to express different feeling:

Marlyn's Portrait
http://webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html
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4. We all have different feelings at different time by repeating the image Look at the link below.
http://www.artres.com/warhol.jpg
Does this show Wharhol in different moods/
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5.
" In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." — Andy Warhol
Pop Art was started in the 1960’s. It was called that because it used popular images in art for the first time – see the Mick Jagger below. It also used mechanical ways of producing art. You are going to use photocopies. It then did creative things with both these things.
The only wrong answer is a short answer. It is all a matter of opinion – your opinion.

These prints are by Andy Warhol. Andy was a successful commercial artist before he became a painter. His first exhibition, in 1962, included images of soup cans. As homework explore some of the links below and find out more about Andy.
1. Print out a picture you like and write 2 or 3 sentences on why you like it.
2. Make a few additions with felt tips or coloured pencils.
Useful Links
Wharhol Site
http://www.warhol.org/default.asp

Museum of Modern Art
http://moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html

Wharhol Image Bank
http://www.warhol.dk/

Interactive Wharhol Site
http://webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html

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