Western Art Movements II Art Movements    

Lesson 33: Pop Art - Pop Art Woman (2020)

by Giulia Conti

Directions

Study the artwork for one week.

Over the week:

• Examine the artwork.
• Read the synopsis.
• Study the vocabulary words.
• Recite the artist and artwork names.
• Read about the artwork's movement.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Discuss the review questions.

Synopsis

The final four lessons of this course address the pop art movement. Prevalent between the 1950s to 1960s, pop art represents popular culture, advertising, and comic books using bright colors and cartoony figures and objects. Pop art counters many of the refined, intellectual, and at times pretentious traditional representations of art. The piece featured in this lesson, 'Pop Art Woman' by Giulia Conti, is a cartoon of a woman wearing a 1950's style headscarf and talking on an old-fashioned phone. (Note: As UTH uses mainly materials in the public domain, this precludes use of famous pop art works from the 1950s and 1960s by, for example, Andy Warhol. Instead, modern pieces are presented reminiscent of the movement.)

Vocabulary

Pop Art: A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.

Concepts

Featured Movement:

1. Name - Pop Art
2. Peak Prevalence - 1950s-1960s

Movement Characteristics:

1. Addresses popular culture
2. Advertising and comic books were common themes/representations
3. Bright, eye-catching colors
4. Imbued humor and irony

Enrichment

Activity 1: Narrate the Artwork

• After studying the artwork, narrate the scene shown aloud using your own words.

Activity 2: Classify the Artwork

• This artwork belongs to the pop art movement.
• Find pop art on the timeline.
• During which approximate years did pop art flourish?
• Which art movement followed pop art?

Activity 3: Recreate/Color the Artwork   

• Click the crayon above and complete page 36 of 'Fifth Grade Art History Coloring Book.'

Review

Question 1

What is pop art?

1 / 5

Answer 1

Pop art is a genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the artwork?

2 / 5

Answer 2

A lovely woman wearing a headscarf talks on the phone.

2 / 5

Question 3

To which western art movement does this artwork belong?

3 / 5

Answer 3

This artwork belongs to the pop art movement.

3 / 5

Question 4

How does the artwork serve as an example of Pop Art?

4 / 5

Answer 4

The artwork shows a brightly colored advertisement-worthy cartoon, characteristic of pop art.

4 / 5

Question 5

During which century was this artwork created?

5 / 5

Answer 5

This artwork was created in the 21st century (2020).

5 / 5

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1. What is pop art? Pop art is a genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.
2. What happens in the artwork? A lovely woman wearing a headscarf talks on the phone.
3. To which western art movement does this artwork belong? This artwork belongs to the pop art movement.
4. How does the artwork serve as an example of Pop Art? The artwork shows a brightly colored advertisement-worthy cartoon, characteristic of pop art.
5. During which century was this artwork created? This artwork was created in the 21st century (2020).

References

'Pop Art.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.