Lesson Title: Pop Art Food Sculptures Grade Level: 8th grade Standards: Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and political forces that, in turn, shape visual art communication and expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in the lives of people. 1A Explain how social, cultural and political factors affect what artists, architects or designers create. Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and political forces that, in turn, shape visual art communication and expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in the lives of people. 1C Identify examples of visual culture (e.g., advertising, political cartoons, product design and theme parks) and discuss how visual art is used to shape people's tastes, choices, values, lifestyles, buying habits and opinions. 4B. Demonstrate an enhanced level of craftsmanship in original two- and three-dimensional art products. 3A Observe a selected work of art and explain how the artist's choice of media relates to the ideas and images in the work. Essential Questions: What is culture? what is pop culture or popular culture mean? Who is Cleus Oldenburg? What is his work around? What is it trying to say? Is it just random objects or is there bigger meaning behind it? What is a symbol? Can a label be a symbol? Why make sculptures of large scale? Content: Pop Art Sculpture Objectives: 1. Students will learn and understand pop art and the artists that created it. 2. Students will create a large pop art food sculpture or large portion
Lesson Title: Pop Art Food Sculptures Grade Level: 8th grade Standards: Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and political forces that, in turn, shape visual art communication and expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in the lives of people. 1A Explain how social, cultural and political factors affect what artists, architects or designers create. Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and political forces that, in turn, shape visual art communication and expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in the lives of people. 1C Identify examples of visual culture (e.g., advertising, political cartoons, product design and theme parks) and discuss how visual art is used to shape people's tastes, choices, values, lifestyles, buying habits and opinions. 4B. Demonstrate an enhanced level of craftsmanship in original two- and three-dimensional art products. 3A Observe a selected work of art and explain how the artist's choice of media relates to the ideas and images in the work. Essential Questions: What is culture? what is pop culture or popular culture mean? Who is Cleus Oldenburg? What is his work around? What is it trying to say? Is it just random objects or is there bigger meaning behind it? What is a symbol? Can a label be a symbol? Why make sculptures of large scale? Content: Pop Art Sculpture Objectives: 1. Students will learn and understand pop art and the artists that created it. 2. Students will create a large pop art food sculpture or large portion
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