Tom Wesselmann's "Still Life #60" (above, as installed; below, get a sense of scale)
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how the Pop Art movement came to be; compare and contrast it with other art movements
- Understand and manipulate color's 3 properties: HUE, VALUE, and SATURATION through the medium of paint
- Experience the way that an artist has control over the choice and purposeful use of color
- Draw the still life accurately and with good composition (use ALL the skills we have been practicing this year!)
- Select an ARBITRARY color scheme with which to paint the still life while matching observed values
- Paint highlights, mid-tones, shadow edges, and cast shadows to create the illusion of real form
- Use selected Pop Art attributes to finish the work (Ben Day dots, etc.)
- Mount work for display
- Self-assess work to comprehend growth and understanding of concepts and objectives

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