Homework-Friday, May 22, 2015

Ms. Stillwagon- ART HOMEWORK

May 22, 2015

Reflect on the visualization of the main events from the plot in Fahrenheit 451 that we did today to begin production of our graphic novel as well as our study of the artist Roy Lichtenstein. Complete one of the levels listed below. (Examples are attached)

Level 1: Create a Roy Lichtenstein profile page below. Include information about Lichtenstein and his work from the article on the back of the page. Remember to make your drawings for the profile page neat and organized.

Level 2: Create a Roy Lichtenstein profile page below. Include information about Lichtenstein and his work from the article on the back of the page and a title. Remember to make your drawings for the profile page neat and organized.

Level 3: Create a Roy Lichtenstein profile page below. Include information about Lichtenstein and his work from the article on the back of the page, an analysis of one of his pieces and a title. Remember to make your drawings for the profile page neat and organized.

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Have a wonderful night!!

WHO IS . . . ROY LICHTENSTEIN?

Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City 1923. He became famous for his bold, Pop Art paintings of comic strip cartoons and everyday objects:

Although best known as a painter, he worked in a variety of media: sculpture, murals, prints and ceramics.

Lichtenstein chose colors carefully, to imitate the four colors of printers’ inks. He also used Ben Day dots, a system invented to increase the range of colors available to newspaper printing. Look closely at his work – can you see how the colors are clear from a distance, but look like tiny dots close-up?

Lichtenstein is famous for his use of cartoon strips from American comic books, which had a wide readership in the 1950s. He admired the skill of the comic book artist, who could create complex stories of love and war in cartoon form.

Lichtenstein was sometimes accused of copying comics exactly, but he stressed that he made changes to them – right down to the tiniest placement of individual dots. He was also criticized for using very basic painting techniques. What do you think about his artworks?