Post on 18-Aug-2015
Wordsand
ShapesPacked with
Meaning!Varoom, 1963
Roy Litchtenstein
What do we mean when we talk about meaning?
Meaning is what we want to communicate to others.
Thinking of Him, 1963What meaning can we read from this painting?
What shapes and lines help Lichtenstein communicate with us?
Is there a mood for this work?
Lines and Shapes carry Meaning
Keith Haring
Lines and shapes can be used to apply specific meaning or feeling.
Lines and Shapes carry Meaning
In your sketchbook,
Draw a variety of lines or shapes that can have a specific meaning.
Label the meaning that can applied to what you draw.
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Keith Haring Lines and shapes can be used to apply specific meaning or feeling.
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Varoom, 1963Roy Litchtenstein
Onomatopoeias
Words that describe a sound.
The Batman TV show used a device from its roots in comic books.
Batman Comic of 1960’s
Comic book artists used lines and shapes to create the action.
Shapes and lines help to visually describe the word.
Thumbnails- plan the composition of our future artworks.
3 Thumbnails for each word.Make the word the
focus. (Block/ Font)3 or more layers of
shapes around word.Add more lines or
shapes which create movement, emphasis, interest.
Pop Art
Movement
Artists Studio 1, 1973Roy Lichtenstein
Pop Art! Art from Modern Culture
Andy Warhol
Robert Indiana
Jasper Johns
Roy Lichtenstein• born in New York City
on October 27, 1923• Died in September 1997• Loved comic strips and
science as a child.• Studied the fine arts in
college, worked as a commercial designer.
Roy LichtensteinHe preferred to look at images he liked and make them his. High emotions and action can be seen in most of his art pieces.The Benday dots from comic strips became him signature style for using color.
“Whamm” was his most famous art work.
Which parts of this image bring emotion, action, or meaning?
Onomatopoeia's can be seen in many of Lichtenstein’s paintings.
Color Triads
Color triads
Evenly spaced, Vibrant