5th grade lesson on pop art soft sculptures.

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Pop Art

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What is pop art?

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Pop Art – “POP”ular Culture
Art movement from 1955-1970’s
Pop artists used popular objects
and people of everyday life in their
art
Bright colors, unusual size,
repetition

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Pop Art and Plush Soft
Sculpture!

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Claes Oldenburg

6. +
Heidi Kenney

7. + Project Vocabulary
 Sculpture - Art that is 3-
dimentions, and takes
up space
 Shape – a line that
connects, encloses
space, 2-d
 Form – 3-d shape

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How are you going to turn 2d shape
into form to create a 3d sculpture?
Sew together Fill to create form

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How can you turn something
popular into a Soft Sculpture?
Planning:
brainstorm ideas for your sculpture
Favorite foods, characters, products
Remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE! Not a lot
of detail or words

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Animals
Food
Characters

11. + Sketch your Ideas
Sketch the shape of your
sculpture
 The main outline of
your subject
 This shape will be cut
out two times to sew
together
Add details to your
sketch that you will
add to your sculpture.

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Citations
 http://www.boumbang.com/claes-oldenburg/
 http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/topics/art/
 http://www.eyeonasia.co.uk/dolls-plush-toys-c19/tomy-
pokemon-pikachu-big-plush-toy-p2926
 http://www.eyeonasia.co.uk/dolls-plush-toys-c19/tomy-
pokemon-pikachu-big-plush-toy-p2926
 http://www.artwithmrsnguyen.com/search/label/5th%20grade
 http://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/middle23.html