Pop Art: finding sources and researching an idea

Art and design

The history of Pop Art

Pop Art: in depth artist study

Idea development: thinking through sketching

Develop a Pop Art piece

Pop Art: realise a final outcome

In this conceptual art unit, pupils will make art in a medium of their choice on a topical contemporary theme. They will investigate how and why Pop artists from the 1960s to the present day created art.

New Pop Art: sculpture and mixed-media

Any image or object used to inspire or develop an artwork

A list of materials to create the artwork

Finding out more about an idea or image to help plan artwork

Throwing away your ideas and starting again

What does research mean when planning Pop Art?

Finding out more about an idea or subject

The main idea or topic behind your artwork

Match the Pop Art image source to the most likely theme it could support:

Put these research steps in the best order when starting a Pop Art idea:

What do we call the main idea your artwork is based on?

Why might a Pop artist repeat the same object in a sculpture?

Which of these is an example of subject matter in a Pop Art sculpture?

By using their techniques like bold colour or repeated images in your own way

How can a Pop artist’s use of colour or repetition help inspire your own artwork?

Put the following parts of analysing an artwork in the best order:

What do we call the materials an artist uses, like paint, card or fabric?

What word describes your own personal meaning of a piece of art?

Starter Quiz

Why might a Pop artist repeat the same object in a sculpture?