Super excited to announce that Art Club is officially open to 4th and 5th graders with recommendations from myself or homeroom teachers! We will be meeting every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 2:45 to 3:45 in the Art Room. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 3rd.
If your student is nominated you will receive a detailed parent letter and permission form (also available for print below) to be returned with a $20 fee by Friday, September 28th.
I've got some really amazing stuff planned for our club--artist talks with professionals, contests, and a big surprise for the end of the year!
In other news, Love T. Nolan will be holding its very first Fine Arts Night and Art Show on February 26th, 2013 in conjunction with our annual Black History program!! We will be teaming up with Artomé and every LTN student will have work in the show that has been professionally matted and framed available for purchase to help raise money for the Art Department! More info soon.
Onward to Fav Artist Fridays! (after the jump)
In honor of the 50th anniversary of 1962's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans, we'll be taking a look at Andy Warhol today! Campbell Soup Co. and Target seem to have the same idea--they're selling limited edition tomato soup cans (shown above) at Target stores RIGHT NOW in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation. YUM! Pick up all four!
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| Andy Warhol directing one of his 60 films! |
Andy Warhol--born Andrew Varchola, Jr. on August 6, 1928--was a leading figure in the Pop art movement. But what you might not know is that his fascination with all-things popular actually started while he was working as a commercial illustrator drawing advertisements for magazines.
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| My Shoe is Your Shoe, 1955, hand-colored off-set lithograph |
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| Untitled (Stamped Shoes), 1959 |
His early work is very different from his famous screen prints of celebrities and everyday objects. He used a loose, ink-blot technique and washes of bright color. These are some of my favorite paintings of his!
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| Ice Cream Dessert, 1959, ink and dye on paper |
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| Female Costumed Full Figure, 1950s, ink, tempera and dye |
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| Can't seem to find info on this one, but I love it, so it had to be posted. |
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| Female Fashion Figure, 1950s, ink and dye |
In July of 1962, Andy discovered the process of silk-screening. He realized that he could use printmaking to produce his artwork even faster. Screenprints of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali are what Andy has become so well-known for.
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| Marilyn Portfolio of 10 Silkscreens, 1968 |
The series above is part of the High Museum of Art's permanent collection here in Atlanta! Contact the museum to see what's currently on display (their permanent collection is so big, they rotate artwork periodically). Most of the rest of Andy's work is housed in two museums dedicated specifically to him: The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA where he grew up and The Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce, Slovakia established by his brother and the Warhol Foundation in 1991.
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