Research Task

•      What was the time period? 1950s - 1960s

•      Where was it used? (detail an example) The Independent Group (IG), founded in London in 1952, co-founding member, artist and sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi presented a lecture using a series of collages titled Bunk! that he had assembled during his time in Paris between 1947 and 1949.

•      Who were some of the famous artists(name them)

1.Keith Haring 2.Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van 3.Bruggen Robert Raucshenberg 4.Richard Hamilton 5.Roy Lichtenstein 6.Peter Blake 7.Andy Warhol 8.David Hockney

•      What are the features of a pop-art image?

Pop Art uses images and icons that are popular in the modern world. This includes famous celebrities like movie stars and rock stars, commercial items like soup cans and soft drinks, comic books, and any other items that are popular in the commercial world. There are a number of ways that artists use these items to create art such as repeating the item over and over again, changing the color or texture of the item, and putting different items together to make a picture. 

•      What constitutes a pop-art image?

Bright colours, Comic style, WW2 posters

•      How do you think they were created?

i think they were created by mashing up newspapers and painting over them and printing press's

•      What/where could a pop-art image be used?

propaganda, advertisement and packaging logos

•      What product could use a pop-art image in its advertising?

Soup, Coca Cola and various other food items and shoes

•      What equipment do you think you will need? (list)

Camera

Object to photograph like shoes

Photoshop

Knowledge to create