Jim Dine Everyday Pop Art Lessons for Elementary School
Jim Dine Born in Cincinnati Ohio in 1935. He studied at U of Cincinnati, Boston Museum School, received his BFA from Ohio University in 1957. During 40 years, he produced over 3000 sculptures, drawings & prints. Other works include performance art, stage/book design, poetry& musical compositions. He is an internationally exhibited artist. Signature subjects which he explores in depth include: robes, hands, tools, & hearts. Paintings of many of these objects led him to create a series of assemblages in which actual objects were attached to the canvas.
Pop Art is a style of art dating to the late 1950s. It became immensely popular in the 1960 s. Pop artists took their subject matter directly from popular ( POP ) subjects. Dine s work shows how ordinary objects shape our lives and are integral to how we live. He is considered to be a pioneer of Pop Art since his premise is to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. His contemporaries included: Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg & Roy Lichtenstein, who all began their careers as commercial artists. Female Pop Artists: Niki de Saint Phalle, Rosalyn Drexler, & Marisol.
Jim Dine: Pop Artist
Heart Series
Twin 6 Hearts - Jim Dine- 1999
3 rd Grade Crayon Resist
Robe Series White Robe on Black Paper Offset Lithograph 41.5 x 29.5 44/100 1977
Jim Dine, The Kindergarten Robes, 1983, woodcut, 60 x 75
Jim Dine sculpture -Robes
2 nd Grade Oil Pastel
Tool Series "Ten Hand Colored Winter Tools II (Red Handle)" Lithograph 1989
The AstraTool
Five Paintbrushes (second state), 1973
History of Black Bronze I 1983 Bronze 53-1/4 48 20 inches
4th Grade- Watercolor, Tempera & Glitter Glue
Student Art Gallery
2010 Dine s recent art evokes images from ancient Greece, Egypt, & Africa. These paintings, drawings, sculptures, graphics, collages & assemblages, combine different techniques with hand written texts, setting everyday objects against undefined backgrounds. His objects are both common place & personal, poetic & ironic; reflecting his feelings about life.
Date Teacher: Karen La Du & Heather Mantone Subject: Art C.C.C.S.-1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6 Multiple Intelligences: Length: 3-35min. periods Level: All Grade Levels Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Spatial, Bodily-kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal: Objective: 1. Students will review various art works by Jim Dine, an American Pop Artist. 2. Students will draw common household objects. 3. Students will learn to appreciate the beauty and fine detail of everyday stuff. 4. Students will use light and shade to convey shape/detail. Students will be aware of composition while creating their work. 5.Students will be able to draw pop art objects with the gestural techniques and complete their art work by framing it in a repurposed frame and decorating it using Abstract Expressionist s style of their choice. Anticipatory Set: Today we are going to learn about a new artist called Jim Dine! I like to nick name him Jim Valendine because one of his favorite subjects is his heart works of art. Jim dine is an American artist who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. He attended the University of Cincinnati and received a BFA from Ohio University. Jim Dine works in various media. He has produced over three thousand paintings along with sculptures, drawings and prints. He started out as a performance artist but also had talent with the graphic arts, along with poetry and music. Jim Dine is popular for using repeated symbols in his art work like his hearts, robes and tools. Dine s art work is considered part of the Pop Art movement but he also used Abstract Expressionist techniques.
Sequenced Instructional strategies: Students closely examine works of Jim Dine including all his different subject matters, use of color, value and texture. Students will have a choice of common objects to draw. Students will draw a simple outline of the object. Once the object is drawn the students can vary the value of the colors in both the subject and background by using different mediums and techniques. Use your black and white tools (pastels, pencils, paint) to enhance areas on your drawing where the value is darker or lighter. The Students will be given a frame that is the appropriate size for their art work. The students then can add their idea of abstract expressionism, splashes of colors, dots, lines and textures. Frames will need time to dry. Students will finish any last touches on their drawings. When the students are done, the drawing can be placed inside the finished frame. Closure: What do you see when you look at your work? Share with me the use of any of the art elements you used and the artist Jim Dine used? Do you get an emotional reaction as you look at this art work? How do you think the artist felt about his subject? How does the use of value affect the artwork? Materials: White 8 x 11 drawing paper Oil pastels Colored pencil Watercolor Glitter glue Various size frames Tempera.