POP CULTURE HOMAGE 7 th Grade Unit

1. POP CULTURE HOMAGE 7th Grade Unit 8th Grade Unit

2. Sunday In The Park Georges Seurat 8th Grade Unit

3. What does it mean to pay Homage?Why do artists pay homage to other artists?Do we only homage to artist from way back in the past?

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28. You are going to make your own pop culture homage to a famous painting. • Find a famous painting that you like. • Before you even read what it is about, try to interpret it for yourself. Lesson 1: Art History Research

29. Questions to ask yourself when interpreting: • What title would you give to this painting? What made you decide on that title? • What do you think is going on in this picture? How did you arrive at that idea? • What do you think this painting is about? How did you come up that idea? • Pretend you are inside this painting. What does it feel like? • Why do you suppose the artist made this painting? What makes you think that? Lesson 1: Art History Research

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31.  It was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country village in northern Spain, by German and Italian warplanes at the order of the Spanish Nationalist forces on 26 April 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. • Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. Guernica by Pablo Picasso

32. You are going to make your own pop culture homage to a famous painting. • Write down on a sheet of lined paper: • The name of the artist • The period the artist worked in (impressionist, renaissance, etc) • The media that the artist used (acrylic paint, oil paint, sculpture, etc) • A brief description of the painting or artwork Lesson 1: Art History Research

33. This week you will also begin doing sketches of the character/s that you would like to include in your pop culture homage. • Try to sketch them from different angles. Lesson 1: Art History Research

34. Think of a character/s that you would like to put into your painting. You have two choices for this assignment: A: Recreate the painting as it is and add your character/s to that painting in a way that makes sense with the original content. B: Recreate the essence of the painting within the world of your character/s. (similar to the Simpson’s homage to M.C. Escher) Lesson 2: Pop Culture Homage Pencil Drawing

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37. This week you will paint your pop culture homage paintings Lesson 3: Pop Culture Homage Painting

38. Lesson 3: Pop Culture Homage Painting • Yellow + Red = Orange • Yellow + Blue = Green • Blue + Red = Purple