Pop Art Cupcakes

Overview:

This class is inspired by the Pop Art movement which began in the mid 1950s and ended in the late 1970s. Pop art is the most recognizable style of modern art. It was popularized by such artists as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg. These and other Pop artists celebrated everyday objects and people of the day. Their aim was to elevate popular culture to that of fine art.

-Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol

We will be drawing, coloring, and mounting one cupcake in class. Learners may choose to repeat this process on their own after class in order to create a series of cupcakes similar to Andy Warhol's silk screen works such as his Marilyn Monroe repeated imagery in fun poppin' colors.

Supplies:

• white paper for your drawing*

• scrap paper

• scissors

• ruler

• glue stick

• pencil 

• eraser

• colored pencils

• 2 brightly colored contrasting papers*

• protective surface to draw on

*You will need more paper if you are going to repeat this project to make a series.