The 1960s in America saw both great progress and turmoil. John F. Kennedy was elected president but was later assassinated. The decade saw the passage of the Civil Rights Act but also the Vietnam War, which became increasingly unpopular. Technological achievements like putting a man on the moon were tempered by ongoing fears over nuclear war. Youth culture blossomed with new styles in music, art, and fashion, epitomized by the massive Woodstock festival in 1969. This zentangle art project invites creating curvy line work on a yellow Volkswagen Beetle to capture the groovy aesthetic of the 1960s.

1. GROOVY
ZENTANGLE
A R T P R O J E C T / L I N E A R T I N S P I R E D B Y T H E A M E R I C A N 1 9 6 0 ’ S

2. 1960-1969
A FEW HIGHS AND LOWS.
• 1960 John F. Kennedy elected president
• 1961 U.S. gets seriously involved with the Vietnam War
• 1961 Cold War with Soviet Union / Space Race
• 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis / 13 days everyone fears start of WWIII
• 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 eliminating segregation
• 1969 Man lands on the moon with Apollo II
• 1969 Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, NY / 3 days of peace and music

3. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country” - JFK

4. “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

6. Great American leaps in civil rights
and engineering took place in the
1960’s.
But there were big worries too.
The Vietnam War was not popular,
and many wanted it to end.
Music, color, art and fashion came
together blending into a groovy, chill
sub-culture.

10. 1963

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15. 1966

20. 1968

23. Assignment:
Using the Element of Line create a groovy
zentangle starting from the back of a die-
cut yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
You can include 1960’s symbols, but don’t
have to. Your artistry can consist of
simply, curvy line work: various line
weights and repeated patterns. Use a
limited color palette of black, white and
gray.