Finding Patterns in Pop ArtPop Art photo of myself Patterning: Patterning is using one’s senses and intellect to find or make an understanding of combination or order out of information or things that repeat in some way. For this assignment, I was asked to find some type of pattern in my topic area which is Pop Art. Then, I was given the challenge to create a new pattern that could apply to the same topic. I created a video that explains the original pattern and my new patterns. You can watch it here. This pattern definitely helps my students access pop art easily. In my very own art room, we can take images, objects and other resources that they see, use or interact with some way on a daily basis and create art out of it. This would actually make the project even more personable because they would get to choose a specific popular culture product, image, character, celebrity, etc. that is significant to them to use as the subject of whatever art project we are doing. Additionally, with technology today, popular culture is even more easily accessible in the art room. We can use computers, tablets, cameras, printed images, magazines, and so much more for inspiration. When I show this to a class of students or when I see something similar to this in a museum, a lot of reactions I hear are things like "Well, I could've done that!" or "That doesn't look that hard to do!" or "How is that art??". To which I typically respond, yes, you absolutely could've done that but Andy Warhol did it first. You're right, maybe it wasn't that hard to do. Does art have to be hard to create to be considered art? And it is art because the painting is making you have a strong reaction. Chances are, that's exactly what Warhol wanted you think! And now, he's got you looking closer at and talking about a soup can that you've probably seen hundreds of times in your kitchen cabinet and didn't think twice about. Pop Art challenges the world to look at ordinary objects in a different way. Anybody can be a pop artist. You don't need professional training or years of practice. The trick is to find your own way of creating the art - you know, the whole being creative thing! It just might take you a while to get as good as Warhol. References
Warhol, Andy. “Andy Warhol. Campbell's Soup Cans. 1962: MoMA.” The Museum of Modern Art, https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79809.
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However, as noted above, him and I do not completely see eye to eye on one thing: Robinson defines creativity as “the process of having original ideas that have value” (Robinson, n.d.). I agree to a certain extent. Like I mentioned above, I would argue that creativity doesn’t necessarily always have to be completely original. I believe that ideas and inspiration come from something that has already been done or someone who has already done it. Whatever is produced in the end initially was a combination of inspired ideas and thoughts, which are then transformed into something new. I feel like I’m am still learning how to express how I feel about this idea. I’d like to dive deeper into this throughout the semester and build up a stronger argument with evidence and reasoning. For now, the reading and the interview have helped me shape my definition of creativity in a few ways. I do think that being creative takes hard work and practice, so I incorporated the "putting your imagination to work" in my definition. And I also firmly believe that creativity is within every human being; it is not something that some people are born with and others are not. My definition now includes this idea, as well. After talking with Claudia, I feel that creativity is a personal journey. Those who are open to learning how to be creative, can open many doors and apply creativity to many aspects of their life. THE EVOLUTION OF MY DEFINITION OF CREATIVITYFirst definition of creativity: Creativity is the use of a collection of ideas, thoughts and different inspirations that come together to produce something. Creativity is a journey of experimentation, questioning and remixing. Second definition of creativity: Creativity is putting one’s imagination to work through the use of a collection of ideas, thoughts and different inspirations that come together to produce something. Creativity is inherently within us all and is a personal journey of experimentation, questioning and remixing. Reference
Out of Our Minds Excerpts.pdf. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GGVABT9l9MnzZ0fz-BmbrjLVmURQWGqU/view |
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