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Robert Indiana

Robert Indiana . Pop Art Artist. Robert Indiana found inspiration for his art in the signs, words, and numbers that he saw everyday. He said that he thinks his job as an artist is “… to make words and numbers very, very special. Inspiration.

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Robert Indiana

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  1. Robert Indiana Pop Art Artist

  2. Robert Indiana found inspiration for his art in the signs, words, and numbers that he saw everyday. • He said that he thinks his job as an artist is “…to make words and numbers very, very special. Inspiration

  3. Robert Indiana’s most famous artwork is “Love”. Originally a card design, it has been recreated many times and in many different forms.

  4. 1960 The American Dream," from the series "Decade" (1971) In this painting, Robert uses repeating circles to create unity. He repeats the star and diamond shape in the middle of each circle.He uses words to express his meaning of the American dream.He repeats the color brown, black, red, blue and yellow. The repetition helps unify the artwork.

  5. Robert Indiana uses the iconic Brooklyn Bridge for his subject He repeats the same image in a diamond shape. He adds words in a poem around the circle to send a message about what the bridge means to him. He limits his colors to a gray scale. "1964 The Brooklyn Bridge," from the series "Decade" (1971)

  6. What Shapes repeat? • What is the purpose of the symbols Robert Indiana uses? • What colors repeat? • What do the words mean? "1962 Yield Brother," from the series "Decade" (1971)

  7. What symbol stands out? • How did he create this • emphasis? "1963 The Figure 5," from the series "Decade" (1971)

  8. Robert Indiana Inspired Book Complete Planning Pages before beginning

  9. Planning Page 1

  10. Planning Page 2

  11. Take a 4x16 inch piece of watercolor paper. Fold your paper precisely in half

  12. Create a crease by usign a bone folder or other straight edge.

  13. Create a “gate fold” or fold your edges into the center.

  14. Your long strip should look like this

  15. Your completed book can be presented as a sculpture. Please take photographs of your completed assignment.

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