This document provides information about Pop Art and the artist Wayne Thiebaud. It defines Pop Art as a movement that used imagery from popular culture and consumerism. Thiebaud is discussed as a prominent Bay Area Pop artist known for paintings of mundane objects like cakes and lipsticks. His work is characterized by bold colors and exaggerated shadows that mimic advertising techniques. Examples of several Pop Art works are also presented, along with details of an assignment asking students to create their own Pop Art drawings in the style of Thiebaud or Andy Warhol.

1. POP
ART
AND
THE
WORK
OF
WAYNE
THIEBAUD.
Oil
Pastel
drawings
Three
machines,
1963

2. Pop
Art:
A
New
ArIsIc
Movement
• What
Is
Pop
Art?
-­‐The
term
Pop-­‐Art
was
invented
by
BriIsh
curator
Lawrence
Alloway
in
1955,
to
describe
a
new
form
of
"Popular"
art
-­‐
a
movement
characterized
by
the
imagery
of
consumerism
and
popular
culture.
-­‐Challenged
tradiIonal
art
through
the
use
of
the
mass-­‐produced
popular
culture
could
be
considered
“fine
art”.
-­‐
Removed
the
material
from
its
context
and
isolates
the
object,
or
combines
it
with
other
objects,
for
contemplaIon.
Floor
Burger
(1971)
Claes
Oldenburg
Three
Flags
(1958)
Jasper
Johns

3. Pop
Art
History
ConInued
• Abstract
Expressionism:
This
movement
was
the
popular
form
of
art
at
the
Ime.
(1950’s)
• This
school
of
art
believed
in
“painterly”
strokes
and
using
ones
subconscious
to
create
work.
• Pop
Art
reacted
to
this
by
playing
on
moIfs
found
in
the
visual
culture.
Instead
of
isolaIng
oneself
in
the
mind,
pop
arIsts
synthesizd
the
commercial
world
and
held
the
mirror
up
to
it.
Franz
Klein
Andy
Warhol

4. Pop
cont…
• Thus
they
focused
on
the
preoccupaIons
shared
by
most
American
consumers:
food,
cars
,
death,
and
love.
• Typically,
this
was
achieved
using
brash,
or
saIrical,
imagery
with
strong
visual
impact:
”we
are
holding
the
mirror
up
to
"modern
society”.
• Pop-­‐art
was
"the"
post-­‐war
expression
of
a
world
wholly
preoccupied
the
pursuit
of
materialism.
Just
what
is
it
That
Makes
Today’s
Homes
so
Different,
so
Appealing?
(1956)
Richard
Hamilton
President
Elect
(1960)
James
Rosenquist

5. INFLUENECES OF POP
• What
invenIon
was
made
available
to
the
American
home
in
1950?
• Hint:
You
all
have
one
to
this
day
in
the
home,
and
are
frequent
users
of
it…
I’m
guessing
J
Roy
Lichtenstein

6. TELEVISION!!!!

7. TELEVISION!
• Television
was
a
constant
stream
of
images
and
commercials
that
had
never
been
that
close
to
the
American
people
unIl
this
Ime.
• Children
now
could
watch
cartoons
in
their
home
instead
of
just
before
movies.
RocknRoll
was
streamed
into
homes,
where
now
pop
idols
had
a
face
with
a
voice.

8. More
Pop
Art
Examples:
Wham!
(1963)
Roy
Lichtenstein
Soj
Toilet
(1966)
Claes
Oldenburg
Marilyn
Monroe
(1962)
Andy
Warhol
James
Rosenquist
I
Love
You
With
My
Ford
1961

9. Wayne
Thiebaud:
San
Francisco
Pop
Artsist
• Wayne
Thiebaud
(born
November
15,
1920)
is
a
Bay
Area
painter.
• Most
famous
works
are
of
cakes,
pastries,
toys
and
lipsIcks.
• His
last
name
is
pronounced
"Tee-­‐bo."
• He
is
associated
with
the
Pop
Art
movement
because
of
his
interest
in
objects
of
mass
culture.
•
Thiebaud
uses
heavy
pigment
and
exaggerated
colors
to
depict
his
subjects,
and
the
well-­‐defined
shadows
characterisIc
of
adverIsements
are
almost
always
included
in
his
work.
• Wayne
Thiebaud
currently
teachers
at
UC
Davis.
Boston
Creams,
Acrylic,
1969

10. MORE
EXAMPLES
OF
THIEBAUD’S
WORK.

12. Thiebaud’s
work
cont…

13. Thiebaud’s
work
cont…

14. Project
DescripEon:
Your
challenge
is
to
create
your
own
POP-­‐Art
drawing
in
the
style
of
Wayne
Thiebaud
or
Andy
Warhol.
• OpEon
#1:
Using
Oil
Pastels
as
your
medium
you
will
choose
a
“mundane”
object
as
the
subject
mamer
and
using
repeIIon
create
your
drawing.
• OpEon
#
2
Using
a
mirror
or
source
photograph
create
a
Wayne
Thiebaud
inspired
drawing
of
a
person
or
portrait.
Remember
to
exaggerate
your
lights
and
darks
and
really
try
your
best
to
draw
without
a
grid.
• OpEon
#
3:
Using
the
oil
pastels
draw
a
sIll
life
of
a
personal
object
under
specific
light
“bring
the
object
in
class”.
This
object
should
have
significant
meaning
for
you.

15. • Wayne
Thiebaud
incorporated
bright
and
unexpected
colors
in
his
work.
• Remember
this
when
you
draw
and
color
you
piece.

16. Remember
SKETCHING
comes
first.
Please
develop
a
concept
sketch
of
your
objects
!

17. Student
work

18. STUDENT
WORK
OF
OLD

19. Oil
Pastel
coloring
techniques
• Select
your
subject:

20. Oil
Pastel
coloring
techniques
• Step
1:
LIGHTLY
draw
the
contour
of
your
object,
subject.
• Do
not
shade
with
your
pencil-­‐
save
that
for
the
oil
pastels.

21. Oil
Pastel
coloring
techniques
• Step
2:
Looking
at
your
object
choose
its
MEDIUM
color.
• This
is
the
color
that
is
not
the
lightest
or
the
darkest.
• Color
these
medium
tones
in
each
part
of
your
drawing.
Use
broad
light
strokes-­‐
DO
NOT
press
hard
with
the
oil
pastels
at
this
point.

22. Oil
Pastel
coloring
techniques
• Step
3
:
Choose
different
light
and
dark
tones.
• Start
lightly
blocking
in
the
light
and
darks.
• This
is
why
it
is
most
important
that
you
have
a
reference
and
not
making
it
up.
References
take
the
guess
work
out
of
color
choice.
• DO
NOT
press
hard
yet
with
the
pastels.
Build
up
your
service
first.

23. Oil
Pastel
coloring
techniques
• Step
4:
Now,
using
your
MEDIUM
tone
start
blending
your
colors
together.
This
means
you
can
press
hard
with
the
pastels
now.
• Because
we
are
working
with
POP
Art
style,
feel
free
to
squeeze
in
unexpected
colors.
• Ajer
that
press
hard
with
your
lights
and
darks
to
make
your
drawing
richer!
• You
can
also
use
your
fingers
to
smooth
pigment
together.

24. Here
is
a
video
demo
too!
• hmp://youtu.be/
dUWCBsRaKxo
• Have
fun
and
be
invenIve
with
color!