MAKE POP ART LIKE WARHOL

Design your own piece of pop art inspired by this famous artist

WHO IS ANDY WARHOL?

Andy Warhol is one of the most famous artists, ever. From his soup to his hair, he is an art legend.

Andy Warhol was part of the pop art movement. He was born Andrew Warhola in 1928 in Pennsylvania. His parents were from a part of Europe that is now part of Slovakia. They moved to New York in the 1920s.

His first job was illustrating adverts in fashion magazines. Now is he known as one of the most influential artists who ever lived!

Warhol was gay and expressed his identity through his life and art. During his lifetime being gay was illegal in the United States.

WHAT IS HE FAMOUS FOR?

He is famous for exploring popular culture in his work. Popular culture is anything from Coca Cola to pop stars to the clothes people like to wear.

He made a print of Campbell’s Soup – a popular brand of soup in the United States. He said he ate Campbell’s tomato soup every day for lunch for 20 years!

In the 1960s Andy Warhol became known as one of the leading artists of the pop art movement.

WHAT IS POP ART?

Pop artists felt that art should reflect modern life and so they made art inspired by the world around them – from movies, advertising and pop music to comic books and even product packaging.

Find out more in this short film ……. https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-andy-warhol

Warhol was famous for exploring everyday and familiar objects in his work, using brands such as Coca- Cola, Brillo and Campbell’s Soup.

He liked the idea of taking ordinary things, for example cereal or bananas, and turning them into art.

He did this with his famous print of a tomato soup can. He also made a print of every type of soup that Campbell's made! Including the one above, Black Bean.

Warhol was very ill as a child, so he spent lots of time in bed. To cheer himself up he read comics and magazines about his favourite characters and movie stars.

One of his most famous screenprints is of the Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. He made lots of prints of her in different colours including this one called Marilyn Diptych. A diptych is when two canvases side by side are part of the same artwork.

Andy Warhol : Marilyn Diptych 1962 MAKE A SELFIE ARTWORK

Have a go at making your own artwork like Warhol's. You can be the celebrity!

You will need:

 a smartphone or a digital camera

 a printer

 6 coloured pens or pencils

 paper

So why not give it a go ……. Send us pictures of your Pop Art on Dojo and they can be added to the weekly photo wall !!!